Wysoka, Zielona Góra County Explained

Wysoka
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zielona Góra
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nowogród Bobrzański
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.8667°N 26°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:FZI

Wysoka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) north-west of Nowogród Bobrzański and 240NaN0 west of Zielona Góra.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wysoka, which means "high", referring to the elevation of the village.[2]

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. 137.