Wąchock

Infobox Settlement
name = Wąchock


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image_caption = Romanesque monastery in Wąchock
image_shield = POL Wąchock COA.svg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Starachowice
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Wąchock
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jarosław Jacek Samela
established_title = Established
established_date = 12th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1454-1870, 1994
area_total_km2 = 16.02
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 2760
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 51 | latm = 4 | lats = 27 | latNS = N | longd = 21 | longm = 0 | longs = 49 | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 27-215
area_code = +48 41
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = TST
website = http://www.wachock.pl Wąchock [IPA-pl|'|w|ą|h|o|c|k] is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, near Starachowice. It has 2,777 inhabitants (2006). It is first mentioned in historical records from 1179. In the 13th century a Cisterian abbey was founded there, and today its buildings form the most notable sight in the town.