Ślizów

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
51°16′N 17°43′E / 51.267°N 17.717°E / 51.267; 17.717Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyOleśnicaGminaSycówTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDOL

Ślizów ([ˈɕlʲizuf]) (German: Schleise) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Syców, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Syców, 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Oleśnica, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław.

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

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 62.


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