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Raków, Opole Voivodeship
Place in Opole Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raków [ˈrakuf] is a village in Gmina Baborów, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It is situated on the Psina River.
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Coordinates: 50°7′49″N 18°1′17″E | |
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Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Głubczyce County |
Gmina | Gmina Baborów |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 48-120 |
Area code | +48 77 |
Car plates | OGL |
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The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word rak, which means "crayfish".[2][3]
As of 1861, the village had a population of 548, Poles and Moravians by ethnicity, Catholics by confession.[4]