Zębowice, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Zębowice.
Zębowice
Village
Zębowice
Coordinates: 50°45′43″N 18°20′50″E / 50.76194°N 18.34722°E / 50.76194; 18.34722
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Olesno
Gmina Zębowice
Population 1,500
Website http://www.zebowice.pl/

Zębowice ([zɛmbɔˈvit͡sɛ], German: Zembowitz) is a village in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zębowice.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Olesno and 32 km (20 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

The village has a population of 1,500. 44% of the population is Germans. Zębowice is with the largest proportion of members of the German minority in Poland.[2]

References


Coordinates: 50°45′43″N 18°20′50″E / 50.76194°N 18.34722°E / 50.76194; 18.34722


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.