Wąsosz

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Wąsosz
Coat of arms of Wąsosz
Coat of arms
Wąsosz (Poland)
Wąsosz
Wąsosz
Coordinates: 51°33′N 16°42′E / 51.55, 16.7
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Góra
Gmina Wąsosz
Government
 - Mayor Zbigniew Stuczyk
Area
 - Total 3.24 km² (1.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation 100 m (328 ft)
Lowest elevation 80 m (262 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 2,828
 - Density 872.8/km² (2,260.6/sq mi)
Postal code 56-210
Car plates DGR
Website: http://wasosz.eu/


Wąsosz [ˈvɔ̃sɔʂ] (German: Herrnstadt) is a town in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wąsosz. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Góra, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 2,828.

Coordinates: 51°33′N 16°42′E / 51.55, 16.7