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# Syców

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Syców** — Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.

Other forms in use:

- **Groß Wartenberg** — German name from 1888 until 1945, used in English Silesian history.
- **Gross Wartenberg** — German ss typography of Groß Wartenberg.
- **Polnisch Wartenberg** — Earlier German name, replaced by Groß Wartenberg in 1888.
- **Sycůw** — Silesian local form quoted in French regional references; English frequency not established.
- **Sycow** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Syców for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Sycuw** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Sycůw for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Syców** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Groß Wartenberg** — German historical name used in French Silesian history, from 1888 to 1945.
- **Polnisch Wartenberg** — Earlier German name explicitly given in French reference material; replaced in 1888.
- **Sycůw** — Silesian local form explicitly given in French reference material.
- **Sycow** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Syców for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Gross Wartenberg** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Groß Wartenberg for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Sycuw** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Sycůw for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Syców is a town in Lower Silesia, northeast of Wrocław in Poland. It developed as a market and textile centre, and its historic buildings reflect the region's Polish and German past.

## Notes

Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syców ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syców.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1001322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1001322) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/sycow/?format=json)


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