Pastuchów | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°57′N 16°27′E / 50.950°N 16.450°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Świdnica |
Gmina | Jaworzyna Śląska |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DSW |
Pastuchów [pasˈtuxuf] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. [1]
It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Jaworzyna Śląska, 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Świdnica, and 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
When it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, in 1193, the tithe from Pastuchów was granted to the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław. [2] It was then mentioned under the Old Polish spelling Postuchow. [2] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word pastuch, which means "shepherd". [3]
Pastuchów | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°57′N 16°27′E / 50.950°N 16.450°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Świdnica |
Gmina | Jaworzyna Śląska |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DSW |
Pastuchów [pasˈtuxuf] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. [1]
It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Jaworzyna Śląska, 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Świdnica, and 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
When it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, in 1193, the tithe from Pastuchów was granted to the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław. [2] It was then mentioned under the Old Polish spelling Postuchow. [2] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word pastuch, which means "shepherd". [3]