Wysoka, Wrocław County

For other places with the same name, see Wysoka.

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Wysoka

Village

Wysoka

Coordinates: 51°2′45″N 17°0′30″E﻿ / ﻿51.04583°N 17.00833°E﻿ / 51.04583; 17.00833
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
County| Wrocław
Gmina| Kobierzyce
Population

• Total

| 1,036
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| POL
Vehicle registration| DWR
Highways|

Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Kobierzyce and 10 km (6 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. It is a southern suburb of Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wysoka, which means "high", referring to the elevation of the village.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 137.
3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 19.

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Gmina Kobierzyce

Seat|

* Kobierzyce

Other villages|

* Bąki
* Bielany Wrocławskie
* Biskupice Podgórne
* Budziszów
* Chrzanów
* Cieszyce
* Damianowice
* Dobkowice
* Domasław
* Jaszowice
* Królikowice
* Krzyżowice
* Księginice
* Kuklice
* Magnice
* Małuszów
* Nowiny
* Owsianka
* Pełczyce
* Pustków Wilczkowski
* Pustków Żurawski
* Racławice Wielkie
* Rolantowice
* Ślęza
* Solna
* Szczepankowice
* Tyniec Mały
* Tyniec nad Ślęzą
* Wierzbice
* Wysoka
* Żerniki Małe
* Żurawice

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