Zabór Wielki Explained

Zabór Wielki
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Środa Śląska
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Miękinia
Coordinates:51.2167°N 60°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DSR

Zabór Wielki (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-west of Miękinia, 13km (08miles) north-east of Środa Śląska, and 24km (15miles) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the words za and bór, meaning "behind a coniferous forest".[2] [3]

In 1842, the village had a population of 244.[4]

The Nature reserve Zabór is located near Zabór Wielki.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  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. 138.
  3. Book: Adamy, Heinrich. 1888. Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit. de. Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. 21.
  4. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X. 1889. pl. Warszawa. 189.