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Strzelce, Oleśnica County

Coordinates: 51°17′05″N 17°19′31″E / 51.28472°N 17.32528°E / 51.28472; 17.32528
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Strzelce
Village
Strzelce is located in Poland
Strzelce
Strzelce
Coordinates: 51°17′05″N 17°19′31″E / 51.28472°N 17.32528°E / 51.28472; 17.32528
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyOleśnica
GminaDobroszyce
Population
 • Total480
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDOL

Strzelce [ˈstʂɛlt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobroszyce, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

History

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The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word strzelec, which means "hunter" or "archer".[2]

In 1885, the village had a population of 88.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 115.
  3. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 461.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)