Kobylice, Opole Voivodeship Explained

Kobylice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Cisek
Coordinates:50.3169°N 18.1678°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Opole Voivodeship
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:527
Registration Plate:OK

Kobylice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisek, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-west of Cisek, 50NaN0 south-west of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and 430NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Opole.

History

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word kobyła, which means "mare".[2] In the late 19th century, it had an almost entirely Catholic population of 456.[3]

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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. 57–58.
  3. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV. 1884. pl. Warsaw. 215.