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Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Górzyce
Village
Old manor house in GórzyceOld manor house in Górzyce
Górzyce is located in PolandGórzyceGórzyce
Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 16°49′53″E / 50.96556°N 16.83139°E / 50.96556; 16.83139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWrocław
GminaKąty Wrocławskie
Vehicle registrationDWR

Górzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Kąty Wrocławskie, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word góra which means "hill".

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
  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. 147.
  3. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 18.
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