Krzyżowice, Brzeg County

For other places with the same name, see Krzyżowice.
Krzyżowice
Village
Church of the Ascension
Church of the Ascension
Krzyżowice is located in Poland
Krzyżowice
Krzyżowice
Coordinates: 50°48′N 17°28′E / 50.800°N 17.467°E / 50.800; 17.467
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyBrzeg
GminaOlszanka
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOB
Voivodeship roads

Krzyżowice [kʂɨʐɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Kreisewitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) north-west of Olszanka, 8 km (5 mi) south of Brzeg, and 37 km (23 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

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

Notable residents

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. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 130.


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