Przemków


Przemków is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przemków.
As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,107.
Przemków gives its name to the nearby protected area called Przemków Landscape Park.
WWW przemkow.pl

History

Przemków was initially a Polish trade settlement, which was granted town rights 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.
Two labour camps of the Reich Labour Service were operated in the town under Nazi Germany.

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.

Notable people