Wawelno

{{For|the village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Wąwelno}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Wawelno

| other_name = Bowallno

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Wawlno ortsmitte.JPG

| image_caption = Center of the village

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Opole

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Opole

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Komprachcice

| coordinates = {{coord|50|39|24|N|17|45|42|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}

| pushpin_map = Poland

| pushpin_label_position = right

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 1200

| population_footnotes = (approx.)

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| registration_plate = OPO

}}

Wawelno {{IPAc-pl|w|a|'|w|e|l|n|o}} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komprachcice, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Komprachcice and {{convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west of the regional capital Opole.

The earliest record of the village comes from {{circa|1300}}. The name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word wąwel. In the past, it was known in Polish as Wawelno, Wąwolno and Bowalno.{{cite book|author= |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I|year=1890|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=343}} Under Nazi Germany, in 1936, it was renamed Walldorf to erase traces of Polish origin.

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{{Gmina Komprachcice}}

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Category:Villages in Opole County

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