Górka Wąsoska is a village in the administrative district of
Gmina Wąsosz, within
Góra County
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Góra County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in ...
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Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship (, ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It covers an area of and has a total population of 2,899,986.
It is one of the wealthiest ...
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of
Wąsosz, south-east of
Góra
Góra (, ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat both of Góra County and of the smaller district (gmina) called Gmina Góra.
Geography
The town is located within the historic Lower Silesia re ...
, and north-west of the regional capital
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
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The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word ''góra'', which means "
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as Mountain, mountains. Hills ...
".
The adjective ''Wąsoska'' was added after the nearby town of Wąsosz to distinguish it from other villages of the same name.
References
Villages in Góra County
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