Raszowa | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Raszowa  Raszowa | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′55″N 18°7′50″E / 50.59861°N 18.13056°E | |
| Country |
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole Voivodeship |
| County | Opole County |
| Gmina | Tarnów Opolski |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPO |
Raszowa [raˈʂɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. [1]
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". [2]
The village has a significant German minority and has been officially bilingual (Polish and German) since 2007.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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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