Skoczów (Województwo Śląskie, Poland)

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Name (Hebrew)
סקוצ'וב (מחוז שלזיה, פולין)
Name (Latin)
Skoczów (Województwo Śląskie, Poland)
Other forms of name
nne Skoczów (Bielsko, Poland)
Coordinates
18.8 18.8 49.81666667 49.81666667 (gooearth )
Associated country
Poland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 143237062
Wikidata: Q987786
Library of congress: n 96123705
Sources of Information
  • Wydawnictwo Kartograficzne Witański. Skoczów, mapa, c1995.
  • BGN gaz. Poland, 2nd ed., 1988(Skoczów, PPL, 49p0s48ʹN 18p0s48ʹE, in Bielsko Woj.; cites another)
  • Mapa Polski WWW home page, July 22, 2003:(Skoczów; 49p0s48ʹN 18p0s43ʹE; województwo: śląskie)
Wikipedia description:

Skoczów (pronounced Sko-choof [ˈskɔt͡ʂuf] , German: Skotschau, Czech: Skočov) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The name of the town is of possessive origin, derived from personal name Skocz.

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