Wierzbno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Wierzbno | |
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Village | |
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  Wierzbno | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′6″N 17°10′45″E / 50.93500°N 17.17917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oława |
| Gmina | Domaniów |
| Population (approx.) | 1,450 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DOA |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.wierzbno.ovh.org |
Wierzbno [ˈvjɛʐbnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaniów, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wierzba, which means "willow".[2] The village was once a possession of the Saint Vincent Monastery in Wrocław.[3] In 1840, it had a population of 796, and in 1885 it had a population of 863, mostly employed in flax, rapeseed and fruit cultivation.[3]
