Piskorzów Explained

Piskorzów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oława
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Domaniów
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates:50.9283°N 17.1397°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DOA
Blank Name Sec2:Highways
Blank1 Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Piskorzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaniów, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north of Domaniów, 120NaN0 west of Oława, and 240NaN0 south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word piskorz, which means "weatherfish".[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. 60.