Zawada, Opole County

For other places with the same name, see Zawada.
Zawada
Village
Zawada
Coordinates: 50°42′49″N 17°59′37″E / 50.71361°N 17.99361°E / 50.71361; 17.99361
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship
County Opole County
Gmina Turawa
Population 1,200

Zawada [zaˈvada] (German Sowade, since 1936 Hinterwasser) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turawa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Turawa and 7 km (4 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

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

The village has a population of 1,200.

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Coordinates: 50°42′49″N 17°59′37″E / 50.71361°N 17.99361°E / 50.71361; 17.99361

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