| Wiązów | |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Strzelin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wiązów |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1155 |
| Established Title2: | Town rights |
| Established Date2: | 1252 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
| Population Total: | 2241 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 50.8153°N 17.2036°W |
| Elevation M: | 152 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 57-120 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | DST |
| Website: | http://www.wiazow.pl |
Wiązów (de|link=no|Wansen) is a town in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wiązów. The town lies approximately 11km (07miles) east of Strzelin, and 37km (23miles) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
As at 2019, the town has a population of 2,241.
The exact origins of the etymology of the town of Wiązów are left unknown, but two theories have been formed. The first of which states the settlement's name originates from the Polish word for elm (wiąz); the other states the town's name comes from the word for snakes (węże). Both are documented by Polish writer Konstanty Damrot, in his 1896 publication documenting Silesian names, published in Bytom - "von wiąz - Ulme" (...) auch von wąż - die Schlange (...)."[2] The former origin was also noted by German author Heinrich Adamy in 1888.[3]
The oldest known mention of Wiązów comes from 1155, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. In 1252, it was granted town rights by Duke Henry III the White.
In the final stages of World War II, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the town on 23 January 1945.[4]