Jaroszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
50°59′17″N 16°25′01″E / 50.98806°N 16.41694°E / 50.98806; 16.41694Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyŚwidnicaGminaStrzegomPopulation
 • Total2,150Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDSWWebsitehttp://www.jaroszow.pl

Jaroszów [jaˈrɔʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Strzegom, 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Świdnica, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

When it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, in 1193, the tithe from Jaroszów was granted to the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław.[2] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the Polish given name Jarosz.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Grünhagen, Colmar (1884). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae (in German). Vol. 7. Josef Max & Comp. p. 56.
  3. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 66.


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