Sosnowa
Sosnowa  | |
|---|---|
Village  | |
![]() Sosnowa  | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′32″N 16°52′23″E / 50.49222°N 16.87306°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | 
| County | Ząbkowice Śląskie | 
| Gmina | Kamieniec Ząbkowicki | 
| First mentioned | 1260 | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Vehicle registration | DZA | 
| Voivodeship road | |
Sosnowa [sɔsˈnɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word sosna which means "pine".[2] It was first mentioned as Sosnova in 1260, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.[2]
References
- ^ "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).
 - ^ a b 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. 178.
 

