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Wierzbno, Głubczyce County

Coordinates: 50°9′14″N 17°55′32″E / 50.15389°N 17.92556°E / 50.15389; 17.92556
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Wierzbno
Village
Wierzbno is located in Poland
Wierzbno
Wierzbno
Wierzbno is located in Opole Voivodeship
Wierzbno
Wierzbno
Coordinates: 50°9′14″N 17°55′32″E / 50.15389°N 17.92556°E / 50.15389; 17.92556
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyGłubczyce
GminaBaborów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOGL

Wierzbno [ˈvjɛʐbnɔ] is a settlement, part of the village of Boguchwałów, in the administrative district of Gmina Baborów, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Baborów, 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Głubczyce, and 57 km (35 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wierzba, which means "willow".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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.