Szybowice

Szybowice
—  Village  —
Szybowice
Coordinates:
Country Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Prudnik
Gmina Prudnik
Highest elevation 295 m (968 ft)
Lowest elevation 290 m (951 ft)
Population 1,064

Szybowice [ʂɨbɔˈvit​͡sɛ] (German Schnellewalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prudnik, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Prudnik and 48 km (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 1,064.

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