Zaborowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship Explained

See also: Zaborowice, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.

Zaborowice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rawicz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Bojanowo
Coordinates:51.6833°N 56°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:PRA

Zaborowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bojanowo, within Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) west of Bojanowo, 160NaN0 north-west of Rawicz, and 820NaN0 south of the regional capital Poznań.

Although located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the village is part of the historic region of Lower Silesia.

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

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.