Nowy Rożnów

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Nowy Rożnów
Coordinates: 50°10′39″N17°49′12″E / 50.17750°N 17.82000°E / 50.17750; 17.82000 Coordinates: 50°10′39″N17°49′12″E / 50.17750°N 17.82000°E / 50.17750; 17.82000
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Głubczyce County
Gmina Gmina Głubczyce
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code48-100
Area code(s) +48 77
Car plates OGL

Nowy Rożnów [ˈnɔvɨ ˈrɔʐnuf] (German : Neu Roznow) is a village located in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship, Głubczyce County and Gmina Głubczyce. [1]

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Poland Republic in Central Europe

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

Opole Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province, is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper Silesia. A relatively large German minority, with representatives in the Sejm, lives in the voivodeship, and the German language is co-official in 28 communes.

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Klisino Place in Opole, Poland

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Grobniki Place in Opole, Poland

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Zopowy Place in Opole, Poland

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Debrzyca Place in Opole, Poland

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Lake Rożnów

Lake Rożnow is an artificial lake, built in 1935–1941. It is located in southernmost part of Poland. The lake was built in the interwar period to regulate the Dunajec river flowing through the foothills of Beskid Mountains; and also, to provide electricity for the Rożnow Power Plant built into the dam. The lake took two years to fill which took place during World War II, from mid 1941 until 1943. It was named after the village of Rożnow.

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