Piskorzyna

Piskorzyna [piskɔˈʐɨna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wińsko, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

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
Piskorzyna is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Piskorzyna
Piskorzyna
Coordinates: 51°30′N 16°38′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWołów
GminaWińsko
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDWL
National roads

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word piskorz, which means "weatherfish".[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. 60.
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