Henrykowice
Henrykowice [xɛnrɨkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Heinrichsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milicz, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
Henrykowice | |
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Village | |
  Henrykowice | |
| Coordinates: 51°31′07″N 17°26′54″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Milicz |
| Gmina | Milicz |
The settlement's German name indicates that the village was founded in the Middle Ages by German settlers.[1]
It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Milicz, and 52 kilometres (32 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.
References
- Deutsche Ostsiedlung in Mittelalter und Neuzeit (in German). Böhlau. 1971. p. 50.
- "Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division". Poland Central Statistical Office (GUS) (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
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