Przemków

Przemków
Baroque Church of the Assumption
Baroque Church of the Assumption
Coat of arms of Przemków
Coat of arms
Przemków is located in Poland
Przemków
Przemków
Coordinates: 51°31′N 15°48′E / 51.517°N 15.800°E / 51.517; 15.800
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyPolkowice
GminaPrzemków
Established1280
Founded byPrzemko of Ścinawa
Named forPrzemko of Ścinawa
Government
 • MayorJerzy Szczupak
Area
 • Total
5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Highest elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Lowest elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total
6,107
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
59 – 170
Car platesDPL
ClimateDfb
National roads
Voivodeship road
Websitehttp://www.przemkow.pl/

Przemków [ˈpʂɛmkuf] (German: Primkenau) is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przemków. The town lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Polkowice, and 97 kilometres (60 mi) northwest of regional capital Wrocław.

As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,107.

Przemków gives its name to the nearby protected area called Przemków Landscape Park.

History

The town was founded in 1280 by Duke Przemko of Ścinawa from the Piast dynasty and named after him. In the past, it was also known in Polish as Przemkowo or Przymkowo.[2][3]

Two labour camps of the Reich Labour Service were operated in the town under Nazi Germany.[4]

Cuisine

The officially protected traditional food of Przemków, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, is the Przemków honey gingerbread.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ Leksykon Polactwa w Niemczech (in Polish). Opole: Związek Polaków w Niemczech. 1939. p. 636.
  3. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 78.
  4. ^ "X Niederschlesien" (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Miodowe pierniczki z Przemkowa". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 November 2023.