Wawelno
Wawelno
Bowallno | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Center of the village | |
  Wawelno | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′24″N 17°45′42″E / 50.65667°N 17.76167°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Opole |
| Gmina | Komprachcice |
| Population (approx.) | |
• Total | 1,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPO |
Wawelno [vaˈvɛlnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komprachcice, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Komprachcice and 13 km (8 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.
The earliest record of the village comes from c. 1300. The name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word wąwel. In the past, it was known in Polish as Wawelno, Wąwolno and Bowalno.[2] Under Nazi Germany, in 1936, it was renamed Walldorf to erase traces of Polish origin.
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 343.
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