Wronów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°45′N 16°27′E / 51.750°N 16.450°E / 51.750; 16.450
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Wronów
Village
Wronów is located in Poland
Wronów
Wronów
Wronów is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wronów
Wronów
Coordinates: 51°45′N 16°27′E / 51.750°N 16.450°E / 51.750; 16.450
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
PowiatGóra
GminaNiechlów
Population
393
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDGR

Wronów [ˈvrɔnuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niechlów, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Niechlów, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Góra, and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wrona, which means "crow".[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. 64.