Radwanice, Wrocław County

For other places with the same name, see Radwanice.

Radwanice
Village
Radwanice
Coordinates: 51°3′30″N 17°6′14″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wrocław
Gmina	Siechnice
Population	2,328

Radwanice (Polish pronunciation: [radvaˈɲit͡sɛ], German: Radwanitz,[1] [ˈʁaːdvanɪt͡s]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siechnice, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2]

It lies approximately 3 kilometers (2 mi) north of Święta Katarzyna and 9 km (6 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Name

The village was first mentioned as Radwentitz in 1338. The name appeared in various forms such as Radwenticz, Radewanawicz (1353), Radwanicz (1382), villa Radwanitz (1579), Radvanitz (1651–52), Rattwanitz (1743), Radwanitz (1795), Radwanitz (1845), Radwancice, Radwanitz (1896), Wasserborn (1937), Radwanitz, Wasserborn (1941).[3]

The village is named after the personal name Radowan, was used to form Radwan by adding the suffix -ice 'of someone'. The name was Germanized as Radwanitz. During the Nazi era, the settlement was renamed to Wasserborn,[1][3] in order to remove traces of its Polish origin. After World War II, the village was officially named Radwanice on November 12, 1946.[4]

References

1. "Radwanitz is a place in German Empire - Former eastern territories". ehemalige-ostgebiete.de. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
3. Słownik etymologiczny nazw geograficznych Śląska. Vol. 11, Poż–Roz. Opole: Wydawnictwo Instytut Śląski. 2004. p. 102. ISBN 83-7126-190-X.
4. Rozporządzenie Ministrów: Administracji Publicznej i Ziem Odzyskanych z dnia 12 listopada 1946 r. o przywróceniu i ustaleniu urzędowych nazw miejscowości (M.P. z 1946 r. Nr 142, poz. 262).