Marszowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Marszowice
Village
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Marszowice
Marszowice
Coordinates: 50°56′N 17°13′E / 50.933°N 17.217°E / 50.933; 17.217
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyOława
GminaOława
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDOA

Marszowice [marʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

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]

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. 12.
  3. ^ Sarnowska, Wanda (1955). "Miecze wczesnośredniowieczne w Polsce". Światowit (in Polish). XXI. Warsaw: 287.