Łopuszka Wielka is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Kańczuga __NOTOC__ Gmina Kańczuga is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Przeworsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kańczuga, which lies approximately south-west of Przeworsk and east o ...

, within

Przeworsk County __NOTOC__ Przeworsk County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed ...

Subcarpathian Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional As ...

, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of

Kańczuga Kańczuga () is a town in Przeworsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, with a population of 3,187 inhabitants on 2 June 2009. The town was an early centre of the Polish automobile industry. Buses based on Fiat 621R and used ...

, south-west of

Przeworsk Przeworsk (; ; ) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 15,675 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. Since 1999 it has been in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, and is the capital of Przeworsk County. The ancient Przeworsk culture was named after the town ...

, and east of the regional capital

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...

Toponymy

The

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of the village's name has been a topic of debate among scholars. One school of thought posits that the toponym is derived from the prevalence of burdock vegetation in the region, which is believed to have given rise to the name. This theory was initially postulated by Franciszek Młynek and Józef Bębenek, Polish regionalists. Conversely, another perspective suggests that the toponym was derived from the legendary figure Łopuszno, who is purported to have founded the settlement. Further research is required to conclusively determine the origin of the village's name.

References

Villages in Przeworsk County {{Przeworsk-geo-stub