Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Henryków
Village
Cistercian monastery
Henryków
Coordinates: 50°39′09″N 17°00′39″E
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

• 
  Aerial view of the Cistercian Monastery
• 
  Monument to the Book of Henryków
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  Brama Parkowa (Park Gate)
• 
  Train station

Surroundings

• Cistercian Monastery Complex in Henryków
• Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle
• Niemcza (medieval town)

References

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