Brennik, Złotoryja County

For other places with the same name, see Brennik.

Brennik
Village
Brennik
Coordinates: 51°10′14″N 15°58′53″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Złotoryja
Gmina	Złotoryja
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DZL

Brennik [ˈbrɛnnik] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotoryja, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.^[1]

It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Złotoryja, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.The village is in the north-east province of Wrocław, on the border with the Lower Silesian District that became part of Poland. It is home to about 35,000 people.

History

Brennik was mentioned in the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from c. 1305, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. Later, it formed part of Bohemia, Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland after Germany's defeat in World War II.

References

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