Wierzbno, Nysa County
Wierzbno [ˈvjɛʐbnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Otmuchów, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Otmuchów, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Nysa, and 59 km (37 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wierzba, which means "willow".
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.
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