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Góra, Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 49°58′25″N 19°6′34″E / 49.97361°N 19.10944°E / 49.97361; 19.10944
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Góra
Village
A local Catholic church
A local Catholic church
Góra is located in Poland
Góra
Góra
Coordinates: 49°58′25″N 19°6′34″E / 49.97361°N 19.10944°E / 49.97361; 19.10944
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyPszczyna
GminaMiedźna
Population
 • Total2,554
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Góra [ˈɡura] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miedźna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Pszczyna and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and means "hill".[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 146.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 18.