Narok, Opole Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°44′36″N 17°47′27″E / 50.74333°N 17.79083°E / 50.74333; 17.79083
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Narok
Village
Palace in Narok
Palace in Narok
Narok is located in Poland
Narok
Narok
Coordinates: 50°44′36″N 17°47′27″E / 50.74333°N 17.79083°E / 50.74333; 17.79083
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole Voivodeship
CountyOpole County
GminaDąbrowa
Population
300
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPO
Voivodeship roads

Narok [ˈnarɔk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Dąbrowa and 14 km (9 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 60.