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Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Ziębice

Local time
  
Friday 12:54 AM

County
  
Ząbkowice Śląskie

Population
  
1,400

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 85% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Henryków [xɛnˈrɨkuf] (German: Heinrichau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ziębice, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

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It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Ziębice, 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Ząbkowice Śląskie, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 1,400.

A Latin chronicle, the Book of Henryków, compiled at Henryków abbey in the 13th century contains the first known sentence written in the Polish language.

Surroundings

  • Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle
  • Medieval town of Niemcza
  • References

    Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia