%0 Journal Article
%T Geographical names and specificity of a region (on the example of microtoponyms of the Wręczyca Wielka community in the Kłobuck poviat)
%A Jelonek, Tomasz
%J Geographical Studies
%V 2022
%R 10.4467/20833113PG.22.004.16134
%N Issue 166
%P 63-78
%K geographical name, microtoponym, toponymy, Woźnicko-Wieluńska Highland, Wręczyca Wielka community
%@ 1644-3586
%D 2022
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-geograficzne/article/nazwy-terenowe-a-specyfika-regionu-na-przykladzie-mikrotoponimow-gminy-wreczyca-wielka-w-powiecie-klobuckim
%X 
	The main purpose of this article is to present how geographical names reflect the specificity of the region. The onimic inquiring sight contains over 1000 microtoponyms that were collected during the geographical exploration from 2011 to 2017 in the Wręczyca Wielka community near Kłobuck, in the north of the Silesian Province. During the analysis of the above-mentioned toponomastic inquiry sight, the author used all information which were received from respondents (mainly from representatives of the oldest and middle generation) during informal conversations with the focus method. The first part of the text is devoted to the presentation of the basic methodological solutions and previous research. In the second part of this article, on the basis of detailed analysis of the geographical names of the Wręczyca Wielka community, the elements of environment and cultural factors captured in the geographical names, are presented. The microtoponyms reflect the specificity of the Wręczyca Wielka community because they archive data related to the natural and anthropogenic characteristics of the region. These record information, i.a. about: poorly diverse topography, underdeveloped hydrographic network, high degree of afforestation, iron mining, as well as old national relations.