Golczowice, Prudnik County

For other places with the same name, see Golczowice.

Golczowice Golschowitz
Village

Golczowice Golschowitz
Coordinates: 50°23′45″N 17°47′47″E / 50.39583°N 17.79639°E / 50.39583; 17.79639
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Prudnik
Gmina	Głogówek

Golczowice [ɡɔlt͡ʂɔˈvit͡sɛ], German Golschowitz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.^[2]

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
↑ "List of Minority Place Names in Poland" (PDF).

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Gmina Głogówek

Town and seat	Głogówek

Villages	Anachów Biedrzychowice Błażejowice Dolne But Ciesznów Dzierżysławice Golczowice Góreczno Kazimierz Kierpień Leśnik Małkowice Mionów Mochów Mucków Nowe Kotkowice Nowe Kotkowice-Chudoba Racławice Śląskie Rzepcze Stare Kotkowice Sysłów Szonów Tomice Twardawa Wierzch Wróblin Zawada Zwiastowice

Coordinates: 50°23′45″N 17°47′47″E / 50.39583°N 17.79639°E / 50.39583; 17.79639

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