Góry
Village
Góry is located in Poland
Góry
Góry
Coordinates: 51°35′59″N 17°21′22″E / 51.59972°N 17.35611°E / 51.59972; 17.35611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyMilicz
GminaCieszków

Góry [ˈɡurɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszków, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Cieszków, 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Milicz, and 57 kilometres (35 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word góra which means "hill".[2][3]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 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. 146.
  3. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 18.


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