Górka Wąsoska Explained

Górka Wąsoska
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:Powiat
Subdivision Name2:Góra
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wąsosz
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Górka Wąsoska
Coordinates:51.5769°N 16.6839°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Górka Wąsoska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsosz, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 40NaN0 north of Wąsosz, 140NaN0 south-east of Góra, and 560NaN0 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: 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. de. Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. 146.