Głuszyna, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Głuszyna.
Głuszyna
Village
All Saints Church
All Saints Church
Głuszyna is located in Poland
Głuszyna
Głuszyna
Coordinates: 51°9′N 17°49′E / 51.150°N 17.817°E / 51.150; 17.817
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyNamysłów
GminaNamysłów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationONA

Głuszyna [ɡwuˈʂɨna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Namysłów, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Namysłów and 55 km (34 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.

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

References

  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. 56.


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