Żórawina

Żórawina ([ʐuraˈvina]: German: Rothsürben, 1937–1947: Rothbach)^[1][2][3] is a village (former town) in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[4] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żórawina.

Żórawina
Village
Fortified Holy Trinity Church
Coat of arms
Żórawina Show map of Poland Żórawina Show map of Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°03′E / 50.983°N 17.050°E / 50.983; 17.050
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wrocław County
Gmina	Żórawina
Population	1,700
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DWR
Highways

The village lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of the regional capital, which is Wrocław.

Żórawina is the site of one of Poland's tallest radio masts, the Żórawina radio transmitter.

There is a mass grave of 27 Polish, French, and Belgian prisoners of war murdered by the Germans in the village during World War II.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word żuraw 'crane'.^[5]

Transport

There is a train station in Żórawina, and the A4 motorway runs just east of the village,

Sports

The local football club is KS Żórawina.^[6] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

1. Brzezicki, Sławomir; Nielsen, Christine (2006). Śląsk: zabytki sztuki w Polsce. Warsaw: Krajowy Ośrodek Badań i Dokumentacji Zabytków. p. 1108.
2. von Schlesinger, Edward Georg Gustav (2020). Deutsch–Polnisches & Polnisch–Deutsches Ortschaftswörterbuch. RvS Stiftung. p. 289. ISBN 978-3750409262.
3. Schmidt, Hans-Peter (2007). Schlesien und Preussen. Erkrath: Schweitzerhaus Verlag. p. 153.
4. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
5. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 63.
6. "Klub Sportowy Żórawina" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 December 2022.