Bażany

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
50°51′N 18°11′E / 50.850°N 18.183°E / 50.850; 18.183CountryPoland PolandVoivodeshipOpoleCountyKluczborkGminaKluczborkTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationOKL

Bażany [baˈʐanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kluczbork and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word bażant, which means "pheasant".[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. 56.



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