Kępa, Opole Voivodeship Explained

Kępa
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole Voivodeship
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Opole County
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Łubniany
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.7167°N 74°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:OPO

Kępa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łubniany, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) south-west of Łubniany and 60NaN0 north of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word kępa, meaning a small island on a river or lake.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Adamy, Heinrich. 1888. Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit. de. Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. 31.