This article is about the district in Wrocław. For other uses, see Kowale.

Kowale (Polish pronunciation: [kɔˈvalɛ], German: Cawallen, [ˈkavalən]) is a district in Wrocław located in the north-eastern part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Psie Pole district.

Initially a village, the settlement was incorporated into Breslau (today's Wrocław) in 1928.[2]

Name

The name of the village derives from the Polish word 'kowal' ('smith'). Heinrich Adamy, in his work on local names in Silesia published in 1888 in Breslau, lists the Polish form Kowalowice as the original recorded name of the locality, giving its meaning as Schmiededorf ('smith village').[3]

The name was phonetically Germanized to Cawallen, losing its original meaning.

History

In 1991, after reforms in the administrative division of Wrocław, Kowale became one of the city's 48 districts.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Liczba mieszkańców zameldowanych we Wrocławiu w podziale na Osiedla – stan na 31 grudnia 2022 r."
  2. ^ "Kowale - polska-org.pl". polska-org.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). "Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit". 410 II (in German) (2 ed.). Breslau: Verlag von Priebatsch’s Buchhandlung: 11. OCLC 456751858.
  4. ^ "UCHWAŁA NR XX/110/91 RADY MIEJSKIEJ WROCŁAWIA z dnia 20 marca 1991 roku w sprawie podziału Wrocławia na osiedla".