Piskorzyna

Piskorzyna
Village
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Piskorzyna
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Piskorzyna
Piskorzyna is located in Poland
Piskorzyna
Piskorzyna
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 51°30′N 16°38′E / 51.500°N 16.633°E / 51.500; 16.633
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWołów
GminaWińsko
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDWL
National roads

Piskorzyna [piskɔˈʐɨna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wińsko, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word piskorz, which means "weatherfish".[2]

References

  1. ↑ "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).
  2. ↑ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 60.