Stara Kamienica Explained

Stara Kamienica
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Karkonosze
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stara Kamienica
Coordinates:50.9178°N 15.5636°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:1200
Registration Plate:DJE

Stara Kamienica is a village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Stara Kamienica.

It lies approximately 13km (08miles) west of Jelenia Góra, and 106km (66miles) 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]

There is a railway station in the village.

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. 128.