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
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

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  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. 60.