Zawada, Prudnik County
Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Zawada [zaˈvada], additional name in German: Zowade,[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[2] close to the Czech border.
Zawada
Zowade | |
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Village | |
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  Zawada | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′58″N 17°49′2″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Głogówek |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
Etymology
The name is of Polish origin, and means "obstacle".[3] Under Nazi Germany, in 1936, the village was renamed Lichten in Oberschlesien to erase traces of Polish origin.[3]
