Kamienica, Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Kamienica
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lubliniec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Woźniki
Coordinates:50.6356°N 18.9928°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:SLU
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Kamienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Woźniki, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 230NaN0 east of Lubliniec and 430NaN0 north of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and is derived from the word kamień, which means "stone".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: 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. de. Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. 128.