Zawada, Opole County

Zawada
Village
Zawada
Coordinates: 50°42′49″N 17°59′37″E / 50.71361°N 17.99361°E / 50.71361; 17.99361
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship
County Opole County
Gmina Turawa
Population 1,200

Zawada [zaˈvada] (German Sowade, since 1936 Hinterwasser) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Turawa and 7 km (4 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). The city is bilungual, German and Polish. The official German name used for the city is "Sowade".

The village has a population of 1,200.

References

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


Coordinates: 50°42′49″N 17°59′37″E / 50.71361°N 17.99361°E / 50.71361; 17.99361

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