Jeżowa
Jeżowa [jɛˈʐɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciasna, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Ciasna, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Lubliniec, and 66 km (41 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word jeż, which means "hedgehog".
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. 57.