Sławniowice

Sławniowice
Village
Sławniowice
Coordinates: 50°20′N 17°16′E / 50.333°N 17.267°E / 50.333; 17.267
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Nysa
Gmina Głuchołazy
Highest elevation 310 m (1,020 ft)
Lowest elevation 280 m (920 ft)
Population 550

Sławniowice [swavɲɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Groß Kunzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Głuchołazy, 17 km (11 mi) south of Nysa, and 60 km (37 mi) south-west 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 550 and is famous for its marble quarry. Marble work (both quarrying and refining) is currently the village's main industry.

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Coordinates: 50°20′N 17°16′E / 50.333°N 17.267°E / 50.333; 17.267


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