Wierzbiec

Wierzbiec
Village
Wierzbiec
Coordinates: 50°19′43″N 17°28′36″E / 50.32861°N 17.47667°E / 50.32861; 17.47667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Prudnik
Gmina Prudnik
Highest elevation 320 m (1,050 ft)
Lowest elevation 275 m (902 ft)
Population 242

Wierzbiec [ˈvjɛʐbjɛt͡s] (German: Wackenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prudnik, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Prudnik and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 242.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 50°19′43″N 17°28′36″E / 50.32861°N 17.47667°E / 50.32861; 17.47667

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