Krzyżowa Dolina Explained

Krzyżowa Dolina
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
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:Ozimek
Coordinates:50.6503°N 18.2214°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Opole Voivodeship
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:OPO

Krzyżowa Dolina (German Kreuzthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ozimek, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south of Ozimek and 210NaN0 east of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word krzyż, which means "cross".[2] It translates to "cross valley".

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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: 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. 130.