Wińsko

Wińsko is a village in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wińsko.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Wińsko
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Wińsko kościół Świętej Trójcy.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Holy Trinity Church
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lower Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Wołów
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Wińsko
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.population_total: 1600
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement.registration_plate: DWL

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wińsko
Population: 1693
Elevation: 178
Image: Wińsko kościół Świętej Trójcy.jpg
Licence plate code: DWL

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Commons category: Wińsko
postal code: 56-160
P6482: Wińsko
male population: 814
female population: 879

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Wińsko is a village in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wińsko.

==History== It was granted town rights in 1285 by Duke Przemko of Ścinawa. In 1432, the town was ravaged by the Hussites. In 1512, King Vladislaus II established the coat of arms and an annual fair. In 1533, Duke Frederick II of Legnica granted a privilege to trade salt and grain. The town was ravaged by Croats in 1633 and Swedes in 1642.