Raków ([ˈrakuf]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Długołęka, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Raków | |
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Village | |
  Raków | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′08″N 17°16′50″E / 51.16889°N 17.28056°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wrocław County |
| Gmina | Długołęka |
| Population | |
| • Total | 240 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DWR |
It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Długołęka, and 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word rak, which means "crayfish".[2][3] In 1376, it was mentioned as Rakow.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 186.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 61.
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