Górka Wąsoska
Górka Wąsoska | |
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  Górka Wąsoska Location of Górka Wąsoska | |
| Coordinates: 51°34′37″N 16°41′02″E / 51.57694°N 16.68389°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Góra |
| Gmina | Wąsosz |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Górka Wąsoska [ˈɡurka vɔ̃ˈsɔska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsosz, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
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".[2] The adjective Wąsoska was added after the nearby town of Wąsosz to distinguish it from other villages of the same name.
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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.
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