Bażany | |
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Village | |
 Christ the King church in Bażany | |
  Bażany  Bażany | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′N 18°11′E / 50.850°N 18.183°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Kluczbork |
| Gmina | Kluczbork |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OKL |
Bażany [baˈʐanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kluczbork and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word bażant, which means "pheasant".[2]
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 56.
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