| Official Name: | Gaszowice |
| Total Type: | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rybnik |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gaszowice |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 12th century |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 2500 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 50.1089°N 18.4308°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 44-293 |
| Area Code: | +48 32 |
| Blank Name: | Car Plates |
| Blank Info: | SRB |
| Website: | www.gaszowice.pl |
Gaszowice is a village in southern Poland located in the Silesian Voivodeship in Rybnik County (Gmina Gaszowice). From 1975 to 1998, the village belonged to and was administered by the Katowice Voivodeship. It lies approximately 9km (06miles) west of Rybnik and 440NaN0 west of the regional capital Katowice.
The name Gaszowice comes from the name of a knight called Gasz, who probably was the founder of the village, and built here a settlement in the 12th century.
In 1317, the village belonged to the Duchy of Racibórz. Gaszowice's coat of arms contains a plowshare which also exists on the German seal from 18th century. Gaszowice has only one elementary school. Władysław Dworaczek was one of the teachers who started teaching there in 1932. Later from 1945 till 1972 he was the principal of the school.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gaszowice is twinned with:
Krompachy, Slovakia