Wierzbno | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Wierzbno Palace | |
  Wierzbno  Wierzbno | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′52″N 17°11′53″E / 50.43111°N 17.19806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Nysa |
| Gmina | Otmuchów |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | 360 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONY |
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.[1] 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".[2]
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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