Zabrzeg

Zabrzeg
Village
Church of Saint Joseph
Church of Saint Joseph
Coat of arms of Zabrzeg
Zabrzeg is located in Poland
Zabrzeg
Zabrzeg
Coordinates: 49°54′52″N 18°56′44″E / 49.91444°N 18.94556°E / 49.91444; 18.94556
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyBielsko
GminaCzechowice-Dziedzice
First mentioned1525
Government
 • MayorAndrzej Puskarczyk
Area
 • Total
14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
3,107
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43-516
Car platesSBI

Zabrzeg is a village in Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.

The name is of topographic origin and is a composition of two words: za (behind) and brzeg (coast or bank of the river).[1]: 189  The village lies on the right bank of the Vistula river, on the edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

  1. ^ Mrózek, Robert (1984). "Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego" [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia]. Topics in Phraseology (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. ISSN 0208-6336.

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