Raszowa, Opole County

For other places with the same name, see Raszowa.

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Raszowa

Village

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Raszowa

Coordinates: 50°35′55″N 18°7′50″E﻿ / ﻿50.59861°N 18.13056°E﻿ / 50.59861; 18.13056
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Opole
County| Opole
Gmina| Tarnów Opolski
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| OPO

Raszowa [raˈʂɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north-east of Tarnów Opolski and 16 km (10 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word raszka, which means "robin".[2]

The village has a significant German minority and has been officially bilingual (Polish and German) since 2007.

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 61.

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Gmina Tarnów Opolski

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* Tarnów Opolski

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* Kąty Opolskie
* Kosorowice
* Miedziana
* Nakło
* Przywory
* Raszowa
* Walidrogi

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