Wierzch

Wierzch
Deutsch Müllmen
Village
Saint Lawrence church in Wierzch
Saint Lawrence church in Wierzch
Wierzch is located in Poland
Wierzch
Wierzch
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 50°21′13″N 17°46′43″E / 50.35361°N 17.77861°E / 50.35361; 17.77861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek
First mentioned1217
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR

Wierzch ([vjɛʂx], additional name in German: Deutsch Müllmen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It is located in the Prudnik Land within the historic region of Upper Silesia.

Etymology and history

The name is of Polish origin, with wierzch meaning "summit" or "peak". The earliest record of the village comes from 1217.

In 1844, the village had a population of 652.

Since 2009, in addition to the official Polish language, German has also been recognized as an additional secondary language.

References

  1. ↑ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 23 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 147015
  2. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  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. 157.
  4. ↑ "Wierzch" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VI. Warszawa. 1885. p. 438.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ "List of Minority Place Names in Poland" (PDF).