Konotop, Lubusz Voivodeship

Village in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

51°56′N 15°54′E / 51.933°N 15.900°E / 51.933; 15.900Country

PolandVoivodeshipLubuszCountyNowa SólGminaKolskoPopulation

1,400Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationFNWPrimary airportZielona Góra AirportVoivodeship roads

Websitekonotop.pl

Konotop [kɔˈnɔtɔp] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kolsko, within Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Kolsko, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Nowa Sól, and 28 km (17 mi) east of Zielona Góra.

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

Notable residents

Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau (1701–1777), Prussian general
Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz (1718–1788), Prussian general

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. pp. 57–58.