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Bełsznica

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bełsznica [bɛu̯ʂˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gorzyce, within Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border.[2]

Country Poland
Population
1,171 (2,021)[1]
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Bełsznica
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Coat of arms of Bełsznica
Bełsznica is located in Poland
Bełsznica
Bełsznica
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 49°59′N 18°22′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyWodzisław
GminaGorzyce
Population
1,171 (2,021)[1]
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Location

Geographically, Bełsznica lies near the hills of the Rybnik Plateau. From the hill located 256m above sea level one can see the valleys of the Olza and Odra rivers, as well as the Moravian Gate. Historically, the village is located in Upper Silesia. In the village there also lies the Bełsznica Train Stop.

Naming

The name of the village probably comes from a plant of the same name. In an alphabetical list of towns released in Wrocław in 1830 by Johann Georg Knie the village is named in German as Belschnitz and in Polish Belśnice.[3]

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