Przemków (german: Primkenau) is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the

administrative district Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

called Gmina Przemków. The town lies approximately west of

Polkowice Polkowice (german: Polkwitz) is a town in south-western Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The town is the seat of Polkowice County and of Gmina Polkowice. Geography Polkowice is located in historic Lower Silesia, about north ...

, and northwest of 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, r ...

. As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,107. Przemków gives its name to the nearby

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

called

Przemków Landscape Park Scenic Park of Przemkow (''Przemkowski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in western Poland, established in 1997, covering an area of . The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in Bolesławi ...

Notable people

Adolf Ernst Adolf Ernst (October 6, 1832 – August 12, 1899) was a Prussian-born scientist. Ernst settled in Venezuela in 1861, where he taught at the Central University of Venezuela. He became the most important scientist in the country during the second h ...

(1832–1899), scientist *

Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George; 26 February 1869 – 27 April 1931), was a grandson of Queen Victoria. He was the second son of Victoria's daughter Princess Helena by her husband Prince Christian ...

(1869–1931), died at Primkenau palace *

Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) ...

(1863–1921), died at Primkenau palace Image:Schloss Primkenau Sammlung Duncker.jpg, Palace Primkenau around 1860, Edition by

Alexander Duncker Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Duncker (February 18, 1813 – August 23, 1879) was a German publisher and bookseller. Life and family He was descended from a successful Berlin family of booksellers, born in Berlin, the son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm ...

Image:Schloß Primkenau.jpg, Palace Primkenau

References

Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polkowice County {{Polkowice-geo-stub