Wiśnicze
Wiśnicze | |
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Village | |
 Old granary in Wiśnicze | |
  Wiśnicze | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′N 18°33′E / 50.483°N 18.550°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Gliwice |
| Gmina | Wielowieś |
| Population | 311 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SGL |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
Wiśnicze [viɕˈnit͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielowieś, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) south-west of Wielowieś, 24 km (15 mi) north of Gliwice, and 42 km (26 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wiśnia, which means "cherry".[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).
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 55.
