Radwanice (, , ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siechnice, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Name The village was first mentioned as Radwentitz in 1338. The name appeared in various forms such as Radwenticz, Radewanawicz (1353), Radwanicz (1382), villa Radwanitz (1579), Radvanitz (1651–52), Rattwanitz (1743), Radwanitz (1795), Radwanitz (1845), Radwancice, Radwanitz (1896), Wasserborn (1937), Radwanitz, Wasserborn (1941).
The village is named after the personal name Radowan, was used to form Radwan by adding the suffix -ice 'of someone'. The name was Germanized as Radwanitz. During the Nazi era, the settlement was renamed to Wasserborn, in order to remove traces of its Polish origin. After World War II, the village was officially named Radwanice on November 12, 1946.Rozporządzenie Ministrów: Administracji Publicznej i Ziem Odzyskanych z dnia 12 listopada 1946 r. o przywróceniu i ustaleniu urzędowych nazw miejscowości ().
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