Pietna
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pietna
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Opole
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Krapkowice
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Krapkowice
| coordinates = {{coord|50|26|44|N|17|57|35|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
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| website = http://www.pietna.eu
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Pietna {{IPAc-pl|'|p|j|e|t|n|a}} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krapkowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Krapkowice and {{convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of the regional capital Opole.
Name
The village's name likely originates from a term meaning 'foothill/hill' or a location known for its drinking water sources.{{Cite web |title=Pietna - Gmina Krapkowice |url=https://krapkowice.pl/145/pietna.html |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=krapkowice.pl |language=pl}} First recorded as Pietna in 1784, the village underwent several name changes. During the Nazi regime from 1936 to 1945, it was known as Teichgrund. Historical records also mention the village as Piethna and Pietien. On September 9, 1947, the village, then administratively part of Prudnik County, was officially named Pietna in Polish.{{Cite web |title=Rozporządzenie Ministrów: Administracji Publicznej i Ziem Odzyskanych z dnia 9 września 1947 r. o przywróceniu i ustaleniu urzędowych nazw miejscowości. |url=https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP19471240778 |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=isap.sejm.gov.pl}}
See also
References
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{{Gmina Krapkowice}}
Category:Villages in Krapkowice County
Category:Populated riverside places in Poland
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