Dzierżysławice

Dzierżysławice Dirschelwitz Dziyrżysławice (Silesian)
Village
Dzierżysławice Dirschelwitz
Coordinates: 50°20′15″N 17°49′40″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Prudnik
Gmina	Głogówek

Dzierżysławice [d͡ʑɛrʐɨswaˈvit͡sɛ], (German Dirschelwitz, Silesian: Dziyrżysławice) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), 18 km (11 mi) east of Prudnik, and 38 km (24 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.^[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "List of Minority Place Names in Poland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2011-10-05.