Jastrzębia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
51°40′28″N 16°29′01″E / 51.67444°N 16.48361°E / 51.67444; 16.48361Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyGóraGminaGóraTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDGRVoivodeship roads

Jastrzębia [jasˈtʂɛmbja] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Góra, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) west of Góra, and 72 km (45 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word jastrząb, which means "hawk".[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. 57.


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