Bażany

Bażany
Village
Christ the King church in Bażany
Christ the King church in Bażany
Bażany is located in Poland
Bażany
Bażany
Coordinates: 50°51′N 18°11′E / 50.850°N 18.183°E / 50.850; 18.183
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKluczbork
GminaKluczbork
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOKL

Bażany [baˈʐanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) south of Kluczbork and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

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

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  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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