Strzelce, Oleśnica County Explained

Strzelce
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oleśnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dobroszyce
Coordinates:51.2847°N 17.3253°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Population Total:480
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DOL

Strzelce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobroszyce, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

History

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word strzelec, which means "hunter" or "archer".[2]

In 1885, the village had a population of 88.[3]

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. 115.
  3. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI. 1890. pl. Warszawa. 461.