Bąków, Gmina Krapkowice

Bąków
Village
Bąków
Coordinates: 50°25′39″N 18°01′04″E / 50.42750°N 18.01778°E / 50.42750; 18.01778
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKrapkowice
GminaKrapkowice
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Postal code
47-341[1]
Area code+4877
Vehicle registrationOKR

Bąków (German: Bunkow)[2] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krapkowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland.[3]

Etymology

The village was known as Bunkow in German. In 1936, Nazi administration of the German Reich changed the village's name to Wiesental. Following the Second World War, the Polish name Bąków was introduced by the Commission for the Determination of Place Names.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska. January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ a b Hanich, Andrzej (2021). Słownik nazw miejscowości diecezji opolskiej w XX i XXI wieku. Opole: Instytut Śląski. p. 96.
  3. ^ "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).