Zawada, Prudnik County

Zawada
Zowade
Village
Zawada is located in Poland
Zawada
Zawada
Coordinates: 50°23′58″N 17°49′2″E / 50.39944°N 17.81722°E / 50.39944; 17.81722
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR

Zawada [zaˈvada] (German: Zowade, 1936-45: Lichten in Oberschlesien), is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[1] close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Głogówek, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

Etymology

The name is of Polish origin, and means "obstacle".[2] Under Nazi Germany, in 1936, the village was renamed Lichten in Oberschlesien to erase traces of Polish origin.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b "Zawada" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.


 

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