Góry, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gory.
Góry
Village
Góry is located in Poland
Góry
Góry
Coordinates: 51°35′59″N 17°21′22″E / 51.59972°N 17.35611°E / 51.59972; 17.35611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyMilicz
GminaCieszków

Góry [ˈɡurɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszków, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Cieszków, 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Milicz, and 57 kilometres (35 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word góra which means "hill".[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  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. 146.
  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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