Sosnowa [sɔsˈnɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Sosnowa
Village
Sosnowa is located in Poland
Sosnowa
Sosnowa
Coordinates: 50°29′32″N 16°52′23″E / 50.49222°N 16.87306°E / 50.49222; 16.87306
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyZąbkowice Śląskie
GminaKamieniec Ząbkowicki
First mentioned1260
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDZA
Voivodeship road

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word sosna which means "pine".[2] It was first mentioned as Sosnova in 1260, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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. 178.