Marszowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Marszowice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oława
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Oława
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.9333°N 30°W
Registration Plate:DOA
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Marszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) west of Oława and 250NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the settlement is derived from the Polish word marsz, which means "march", in reference to marches when horses were herded to pasture.[2]

A 10th-century sword was found in the village, now in the collection of a museum in Wrocław.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Book: Adamy, Heinrich. 1888. Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit. de. Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. 12.
  3. Sarnowska. Wanda. 1955. Miecze wczesnośredniowieczne w Polsce. Światowit. Warsaw. pl. XXI. 287.