Wierzbno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wierzbno [ˈvjɛʐbnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaniów, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Domaniów, 9 km (6 mi) west of Oława, and 24 km (15 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wierzba, which means "willow". The village was once a possession of the Saint Vincent Monastery in Wrocław. In 1840, it had a population of 796, and in 1885 it had a population of 863, mostly employed in flax, rapeseed and fruit cultivation.
Transport
The Voivodeship road 346 runs through Wierzbno, and the A4 motorway runs nearby, south-west of the village.
Notable people
- Szymon Kołecki (born 1981), Polish Olympic Champion weightlifter
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. pp. 54–55.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1893. p. 400.
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