Wierzbica Górna

Wierzbica Górna
Village
Wierzbica Górna
Coordinates: 51°1′40″N 17°58′46″E / 51.02778°N 17.97944°E / 51.02778; 17.97944
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Kluczbork
Gmina Wołczyn
Population 1,141

Wierzbica Górna [vjɛʐˈbit͡sa ˈɡurna] (German: Würbitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Wołczyn, 18 km (11 mi) west of Kluczbork, and 41 km (25 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.

In the years 1945-54 it was the seat of the rural administrative district of Wierzbica Górna.

In the years 1975-1998 it administratively belonged to the province of Opole.

Belonging to Wierzbica Górna are the rural hamlets Międzybrodzie and Leśnicówka (Wałda) along with settlements Cegielnia (brickyard) and Kołaczek (circular wedding bread).

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see Upper Silesia.

The village has a population of 1,141.

Name History

In 1295 the Latin Chronicle Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis (English: The Book of the Salaries of the Bishops of Wrocław) lists the town in the Latin as Wirzbicze superiori in the passage Wirzbicze superiori et inferiori. It also gives the name as Wirbicz polonicalis indicating that it was named according to Polish law.[2][3]

The geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland issued at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries has the name as Wierzbica Polska in Polish and Polnisch Wuerbitz in German.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis online
  3. ↑ H. Markgraf, J. W. Schulte, "Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis", Breslau 1889
  4. ↑ Wierzbica Polska w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich Tom VIII, str. 599


Coordinates: 51°1′40″N 17°58′46″E / 51.02778°N 17.97944°E / 51.02778; 17.97944


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