Grzbiety

Grzbiety is a Polish toponym that refers to several small settlements in Poland. The name derives from the Polish word grzbiet, meaning ridge or backbone, typically indicating a landscape feature such as a hill ridge. The form Grzbiety is used for places located along elevated landforms.

In administrative terms, locations named Grzbiety are generally villages or hamlets that belong to a gmina and are part of a powiat within a voivodeship. The exact jurisdiction and borders vary by location.

As rural communities, they tend to have economies based on agriculture, forestry, or local services. Population sizes are small and can range from a few dozen to a few hundred residents, depending on the site.

Historic records for individual Grzbiety locales differ, but most data are kept in regional archives, parish registers, or civil registries. The use of the name reflects a common pattern in Polish toponymy of naming places after terrain features such as ridges.

Grzbiety may refer to more than one place; for disambiguation see Grzbiety (disambiguation).