Henryków (german: Heinrichau) is a village in the administrative district of
Gmina Ziębice, within
Ząbkowice Śląskie County,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
It lies approximately north of
Ziębice, north-east of
Ząbkowice Śląskie, and south of the regional capital
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
. The village has a population of 1,400.
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
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In a ...
.
There is a train station in Henryków.
Gallery
Henrykow former Cistercian abbey 2019 P03 aerial view.jpg, Aerial view of the Cistercian Monastery
Henrykow june 2014 040.JPG, Monument to the Book of Henryków
Henrykow - budynek bramy parkowej - 1904.jpg, ''Brama Parkowa'' (Park Gate)
Henrykow train station 2019 P01.jpg, Train station
Surroundings
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Cistercian Monastery Complex in Henryków
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Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle
The Gola Castle (german: Schloss Guhlau) erected in the second half of the 16th century is situated in the village of Gola Dzierżoniowska, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It is located 4 km north-west of Niemcza, 18&nbs ...
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Niemcza
Niemcza (german: Nimptsch) is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Niemcza.
The town lies on the Ślęza River, approximately e ...
(medieval town)
References
Henrykow
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