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Raszowa, Opole County

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Raszowa
Village
Coat of arms of RaszowaCoat of arms
Raszowa is located in PolandRaszowaRaszowa
Coordinates: 50°35′55″N 18°7′50″E / 50.59861°N 18.13056°E / 50.59861; 18.13056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOpole
GminaTarnów Opolski
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPO

Raszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Tarnów Opolski and 16 km (10 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word raszka, which means "robin".

The village has a significant German minority and has been officially bilingual (Polish and German) since 2007.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 61.
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