Wiechowice
| Wiechowice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Help on coat of arms |
|
||
| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Opole | ||
| Powiat : | Głubczyce | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 59 ′ N , 17 ° 52 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 200 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 77 | ||
| License plate : | OGL | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Next international airport : | Katowice | ||
Wiechowice (German Wehowitz ) is a village with about 200 inhabitants in the rural municipality of Branice in Poland . It is located in the powiat Głubczycki , Opole Voivodeship , right on the border with the Czech Republic .
There is a border crossing point to Vávrovice, a district of Opava , on the Czech bank of the Oppa . The next larger city is six kilometers south of Opava.
In 1939 the place in the district of Leobschütz was renamed Wehen , which is how it was called until 1945. In 1939 the place had 576 inhabitants.