Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
50°39′09″N 17°00′39″E / 50.65250°N 17.01083°E / 50.65250; 17.01083Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyZąbkowice ŚląskieGminaZiębiceFirst mentioned1222Population
1,400Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDZAVoivodeship roads

Henryków [xɛnˈrɨkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ziębice, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

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 contains the landmark Cistercian Monastery Complex. 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.

There is a train station in Henryków.

Gallery

  • Aerial view of the Cistercian Monastery
    Aerial view of the Cistercian Monastery
  • Monument to the Book of Henryków
    Monument to the Book of Henryków
  • Brama Parkowa (Park Gate)
    Brama Parkowa (Park Gate)
  • Train station
    Train station

Surroundings

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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