Lewice, Opole Voivodeship
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  Lewice Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′N 17°47′E / 50.100°N 17.783°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Głubczyce |
| Gmina | Branice |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OGL |
Lewice [lɛˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Löwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border.[1]
Etymology
The name is of Polish origin, and comes from either the word łowić, which means "to hunt" or from the name of supposed founder Lew (Old Polish variant of the name Leon).[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 11.
- ↑ 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 (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 70.
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