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Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Górka Wąsoska
Village
Górka Wąsoska is located in PolandGórka WąsoskaGórka Wąsoska
Coordinates: 51°34′37″N 16°41′02″E / 51.57694°N 16.68389°E / 51.57694; 16.68389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
PowiatGóra
GminaWąsosz
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Górka Wąsoska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsosz, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north of Wąsosz, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Góra, and 56 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word góra, which means "hill". The adjective Wąsoska was added after the nearby town of Wąsosz to distinguish it from other villages of the same name.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 146.
Gmina Wąsosz
Town and seat
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