Raków, Opole Voivodeship Explained

Raków
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Głubczyce County
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gmina Baborów
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:50.1303°N 18.0214°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:48-120
Area Code:+48 77
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:OGL

Raków is a village in Gmina Baborów, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It is situated on the Psina River.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word rak, which means "crayfish".[2] [3]

As of 1861, the village had a population of 548, Poles and Moravians by ethnicity, Catholics by confession.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Book: Adamy, Heinrich. 1888. Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit. de. Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. 61.
  3. 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. 186.
  4. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX. 1888. pl. Warszawa. 511.