Nowa Kamienica Explained

Nowa Kamienica
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jelenia Góra
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stara Kamienica
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates:50.9297°N 15.5283°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DJE

Nowa Kamienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kamienica, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) north-west of Stara Kamienica, 150NaN0 west of Jelenia Góra, and 1080NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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. pl.
  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.