Jeżowa

Jeżowa
Village
Jeżowa is located in Poland
Jeżowa
Jeżowa
Coordinates: 50°46′N 18°34′E / 50.767°N 18.567°E / 50.767; 18.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyLubliniec
GminaCiasna
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
550
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSLU
Websitehttp://koscioljezowa.ugu.pl/

Jeżowa [jɛˈʐɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciasna, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) west of Ciasna, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Lubliniec, and 66 km (41 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word jeż, which means "hedgehog".[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. 57.
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