Cisowa, Kędzierzyn-Koźle
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Cisowa | |
|---|---|
District of Kędzierzyn-Koźle | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′50″N 18°14′36″E / 50.38056°N 18.24333°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County/City | Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| Within city limits | 1975[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47-230[2] |
| Vehicle registration | OK |
Cisowa [t͡ɕiˈsɔva] is a district of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland,[3] located in the northern part of the city.
The name of the district is of Polish origin and comes from the word cis, which means "yew".[4]
During the Third Silesian Uprising, on May 8, 1921, Polish insurgents captured Cisowa from the Germans without a fight.[5]