Unikowice Explained

Unikowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nysa
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Paczków
Coordinates:50.4444°N 17.0142°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:360

Unikowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Paczków, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) south-east of Paczków, 230NaN0 west of Nysa, and 700NaN0 west of the regional capital Opole.

Typical for the region, the German name of the village derives from the name of the Lokator who brought German farmers to the village which was a typical Waldhufendorf.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: de. Vergangenheit, die nicht vergehen will. Gerold Schneider.