Wierzch Explained

Wierzch
Deutsch Müllmen
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Prudnik
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Głogówek
Coordinates:50.3536°N 17.7786°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right

Wierzch (German Deutsch Müllmen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), 150NaN0 east of Prudnik, and 370NaN0 south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.[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. Web site: List of Minority Place Names in Poland.