Zawada, Prudnik County

Zawada
Zowade
Village
Zawada
Coordinates: 50°23′58″N 17°49′2″E / 50.39944°N 17.81722°E / 50.39944; 17.81722
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR

Zawada [zaˈvada], additional name in German: Zowade,[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[2] close to the Czech border.

Etymology

The name is of Polish origin, and means "obstacle".[3] Under Nazi Germany, in 1936, the village was renamed Lichten in Oberschlesien to erase traces of Polish origin.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 23 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 159653
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. ^ a b "Zawada" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.