Rakowice Wielkie
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rakowice Wielkie [rakɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
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Rakowice Wielkie | |
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Coordinates: 51°8′N 15°33′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Lwówek Śląski |
Gmina | Lwówek Śląski |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DLW |
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It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 105 kilometres (65 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word rak, which means "crayfish".[2][3]