Zawada, Prudnik County

Zawada [zaˈvada], German Zowade (1936-45: Lichten in Oberschlesien), is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Głogówek, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Zawada
Zowade
Village
Zawada
Zowade
Coordinates: 50°23′58″N 17°49′2″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

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