Koniowo Explained

Koniowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Trzebnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Trzebnica
Coordinates:51.4317°N 17.0722°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DTR

Koniowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebnica, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 15km (09miles) north of Trzebnica, and 34km (21miles) north of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word koń, which means "horse".[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: Adamy, Heinrich. 1888. Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit. de. Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. 57.