Kępa, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Kępa.
Kępa
Village
Kępa is located in Poland
Kępa
Kępa
Coordinates: 50°43′N 17°57′E / 50.717°N 17.950°E / 50.717; 17.950
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOpole
GminaŁubniany
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPO

Kępa [ˈkɛmpa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łubniany, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Łubniany and 6 km (4 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word kępa, meaning a small island on a river or lake.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 31.


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