Sowczyce

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

50°50′N 18°29′E / 50.833°N 18.483°E / 50.833; 18.483Country

PolandVoivodeshipOpoleCountyOlesnoGminaOlesnoTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationOOL

Sowczyce [sɔfˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Olesno and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word sowa, which means "owl".^[2]

Transport

There is a train station in Sowczyce.

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 61.