Przemków ' is a town in Polkowice County

Polkowice County

Polkowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, in south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

) called Gmina Przemków

Gmina Przemków

Gmina Przemków is an urban-rural gmina in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Przemków, which lies approximately west of Polkowice, and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

.)

The town lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Polkowice

Polkowice

Polkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 22,279 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...

, and 97 kilometres (60 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 6,551.

Przemków gives its name to the nearby protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Przemków Landscape Park

Przemków Landscape Park

Scenic Park of Przemkow is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1997, covering an area of ....

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