Winów
Appearance
Winów | |
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Neighbourhood of Opole | |
Coordinates: 50°38′N 17°54′E / 50.633°N 17.900°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole Voivodeship |
City | Opole |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | OP |
Winów [ˈvinuf] (German: Winau) is a neighbourhood of Opole in Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[1] located in the southern part of the city.
Before 2017 it was a part of Gmina Prószków.
The name of the district is of Polish origin and comes from the word wino, which means "wine".[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Alojzy Liguda (1898–1942), Polish Catholic priest murdered in the Dachau concentration camp, Blessed of the Catholic Church
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 55.