Jelenin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Jelenin
Village
Jelenin is located in Poland
Jelenin
Jelenin
Coordinates: 50°51′37″N 17°02′40″E / 50.86028°N 17.04444°E / 50.86028; 17.04444
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyStrzelin
GminaBorów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDST

Jelenin [jɛˈlɛnin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borów, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word jeleń, which means "deer".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (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).
  2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 57.