Zabór Wielki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzabur ˈvjɛlkʲi]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Zabór Wielki
Village
Nature reserve Zabór
Nature reserve Zabór
Zabór Wielki is located in Poland
Zabór Wielki
Zabór Wielki
Coordinates: 51°13′N 16°44′E / 51.217°N 16.733°E / 51.217; 16.733
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚroda Śląska
GminaMiękinia
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSR

It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Miękinia, 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Środa Śląska, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the words za and bór, meaning "behind a coniferous forest".[2][3]

In 1842, the village had a population of 244.[4]

The Nature reserve Zabór is located near Zabór Wielki.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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. 138.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 21.
  4. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X (in Polish). Warszawa. 1889. p. 189.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)