Przemków

Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

51°31′N 15°48′E / 51.517°N 15.800°E / 51.517; 15.800CountryPolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyPolkowiceGminaPrzemkówEstablished1280Founded byPrzemko of ŚcinawaNamed forPrzemko of ŚcinawaGovernment

• MayorJerzy SzczupakArea

• Total5.64 km² (2.18 sq mi)Highest elevation

132 m (433 ft)Lowest elevation

113 m (371 ft)Population

(2019-06-30^[1])

• Total6,107 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

59 – 170

Car platesDPLClimate Dfb National roads

Voivodeship road

Websitehttp://www.przemkow.pl/

Przemków [ˈpʂɛmkuf] (German: Primkenau) is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przemków. The town lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Polkowice, and 97 kilometres (60 mi) northwest of regional capital Wrocław.

As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,107.

Przemków gives its name to the nearby protected area called Przemków Landscape Park.

History

The town was founded in 1280 by Duke Przemko of Ścinawa from the Piast dynasty and named after him. In the past, it was also known in Polish as Przemkowo or Przymkowo.^[2]^[3]

Two labour camps of the Reich Labour Service were operated in the town under Nazi Germany.^[4]

Cuisine

The officially protected traditional food of Przemków, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, is the Przemków honey gingerbread.^[5]

Notable people

Adolf Ernst (1832–1899), scientist
Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869–1931), died at the palace
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863–1921), died at the palace

References

^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
^ Leksykon Polactwa w Niemczech (in Polish). Opole: Związek Polaków w Niemczech. 1939. p. 636.
^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 78.
^ "X Niederschlesien" (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ "Miodowe pierniczki z Przemkowa". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 November 2023.