Wierzch

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Wierzch
Deutsch Müllmen
Village
Wierzch Deutsch Müllmen is located in Poland
Wierzch Deutsch Müllmen
Wierzch
Deutsch Müllmen
Coordinates: 50°21′13″N 17°46′43″E / 50.35361°N 17.77861°E / 50.35361; 17.77861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek

Wierzch [vjɛʂx] (German Deutsch Müllmen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), 15 km (9 mi) east of Prudnik, and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "List of Minority Place Names in Poland" (PDF).