Szybowice

Szybowice
Village
Szybowice
Coordinates: 50°21′7″N 17°28′51″E / 50.35194°N 17.48083°E / 50.35194; 17.48083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Prudnik
Gmina	Prudnik
Highest elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Lowest elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population	1,064

Szybowice [ʂɨbɔˈvit͡sɛ] (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.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Prudnik

Town and seat	Prudnik

Villages	Chocim Czyżowice Dębowiec Łąka Prudnicka Mieszkowice Moszczanka Niemysłowice Piorunkowice Rudziczka Szybowice Wierzbiec Wieszczyna

Coordinates: 50°21′7″N 17°28′51″E / 50.35194°N 17.48083°E / 50.35194; 17.48083

Authority control	VIAF: 242713197 GND: 4338742-1

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