| Poręba | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Poland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Strzelce |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Leśnica |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 50.45°N 29°W |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Poręba (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Poręba lies approximately 3km (02miles) north of Leśnica, 90NaN0 south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and 300NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Opole.
Poręba was first mentioned 1485 as Poramba. The village belonged to Strela family throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, the founders of the first church on the St Anna Mountain (Góra Świętej Anny). Since 1637 the settlement belonged to Melchior Ferdynand Gaszyn. Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany.