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Wysoka, Olesno County

Coordinates: 50°50′N 18°26′E / 50.833°N 18.433°E / 50.833; 18.433
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Wysoka
Village
Wysoka is located in Poland
Wysoka
Wysoka
Coordinates: 50°50′N 18°26′E / 50.833°N 18.433°E / 50.833; 18.433
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOlesno
GminaOlesno
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOOL
Websitehttp://www.wysoka.olesno.pl

Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Olesno and 40 km (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wysoka, which means "high", referring to the elevation of the village.[2][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. 137.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 19.