Wąsosz

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title: "Wąsosz" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-lower-silesian-voivodeship", "góra-county", "populated-riverside-places-in-poland", "sites-of-nazi-war-crimes-in-poland"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wąsosz" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameWąsosz
image_shieldPOL Wąsosz COA.svg
image_skylineWąsosz (powiat górowski) market square (1).jpg
image_captionMarket Square (Rynek) in Wąsosz
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Lower Silesian
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Góra
subdivision_type3Gmina
subdivision_name3Wąsosz
established_titleTown rights
established_date1290
leader_titleMayor
leader_namePaweł Niedźwiedź
coordinates
pushpin_mapPoland
area_total_km23.24
population_density_km2auto
elevation_max_m100
elevation_min_m80
population_as_of2019-06-30
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
population_total2662
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code56-210
registration_plateDGR
blank_name_sec2National roads
blank_info_sec2[[File:DK36-PL.svg
websitehttp://wasosz.eu/
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| name = Wąsosz | image_shield = POL Wąsosz COA.svg | image_skyline = Wąsosz (powiat górowski) market square (1).jpg | image_caption = Market Square (Rynek) in Wąsosz | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship | subdivision_name1 = Lower Silesian | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Góra | subdivision_type3 = Gmina | subdivision_name3 = Wąsosz | established_title = Town rights | established_date = 1290 | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Paweł Niedźwiedź | coordinates = | pushpin_map = Poland | area_total_km2 = 3.24 | population_density_km2 = auto | elevation_max_m = 100 | elevation_min_m = 80 | population_as_of = 2019-06-30 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | population_total = 2662 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 56-210 | registration_plate = DGR | blank_name_sec2 = National roads | blank_info_sec2 = [[File:DK36-PL.svg|32px|link=National road 36 (Poland)]] | website = http://wasosz.eu/ Wąsosz (formerly ) is a town in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wąsosz. The rivers Orla and Barycz meet here.

As of 2019, the town had a population of 2,662.

Geography

|Centre = Wąsosz |NW = Górka Wąsoska |N = Gola Wąsoska |NE = Podmieście |W = Kowalowo |E = Młynary |SW = Chocieborowice |S = Płoski

History

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Wąsosz dates back to the medieval Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland and its name is of Polish origin. Following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller provincial duchies, Wąsosz initially formed part of Greater Poland before it passed to Silesia, and later the Duchy of Głogów. It was granted town rights by Henry III, Duke of Głogów in 1290. It was part of the Duchy of Głogów of fragmented Poland and in the 14th century the local castle of the Piast dukes was built. The castle was unsuccessfully besieged by the Hussites in 1432. In 1520 Wąsosz passed to the bishops of Wrocław and in 1525 it passed again under Piast rule as part of the Duchy of Legnica.

After the dissolution of the duchy in 1675, the town became part of Habsburg-ruled Bohemia, in the 18th century it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, and wad administrated as part of the Guhrau district in the Prussian Province of Silesia and later in the Province of Lower Silesia.

During World War II, in 1943, the Germans established a camp for Polish children up to 5 years of age, who were deemed "racially worthless", and whose mothers were deported to forced labour camps in Lower Silesia. At least 485 Polish children passed through the camp, and due to its terrible sanitary conditions many died and the bodies were transported in wheelbarrows to the local cemetery. Only 39 children survived until the liberation of the camp. Local pastor Paul Tillmann rescued these children when, during the German evacuation the camp, he opposed the idea of blowing up the building with the children, and looked after them until the town was liberated.

Gallery

Saint Joseph church in Wąsosz, Poland.jpg|Catholic Church of Saint Joseph Pomnik smoleński, Wąsosz.jpg|Smolensk air disaster memorial Wasosz, plaque on market square (1).jpg|Plaque from 1960 commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Poland, 670th anniversary of Wąsosz and the 15th anniversary of Poland's recovery of Lower Silesia

References

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