Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Henryków | |
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Village | |
 Cistercian monastery | |
  Henryków  Henryków | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′09″N 17°00′39″E / 50.65250°N 17.01083°E / 50.65250; 17.01083 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Ząbkowice Śląskie |
| Gmina | Ziębice |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Population | 1,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DZA |
| Voivodeship 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
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Aerial view of the Cistercian Monastery
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Monument to the Book of Henryków
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Brama Parkowa (Park Gate)
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Train station
Surroundings
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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