Białowieża, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Białowieża (disambiguation).
Białowieża
Village
Białowieża
Coordinates: 50°31′42″N 17°9′7″E / 50.52833°N 17.15194°E / 50.52833; 17.15194
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Nysa
Gmina Kamiennik

Białowieża [bjawɔˈvjɛʐa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamiennik, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Kamiennik, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Nysa, and 58 km (36 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

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Coordinates: 50°31′42″N 17°9′7″E / 50.52833°N 17.15194°E / 50.52833; 17.15194


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