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Moskorzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°32′34″N 16°05′07″E / 51.54278°N 16.08528°E / 51.54278; 16.08528
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Moskorzyn
Village
Moskorzyn is located in Poland
Moskorzyn
Moskorzyn
Coordinates: 51°32′34″N 16°05′07″E / 51.54278°N 16.08528°E / 51.54278; 16.08528
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyPolkowice
GminaPolkowice
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDPL

Moskorzyn [mɔsˈkɔʐɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

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

References

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  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.