Brennik [ˈbrɛnnik] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotoryja, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1]
Brennik | |
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Village | |
  Brennik | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′14″N 15°58′53″E / 51.17056°N 15.98139°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Złotoryja |
| Gmina | Złotoryja |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DZL |
It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Złotoryja, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.The village is in the north-east province of Wrocław, on the border with the Lower Silesian District that became part of Poland. It is home to about 35,000 people.
History
editBrennik was mentioned in the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from c. 1305, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. Later, it formed part of Bohemia, Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland after Germany's defeat in World War II.
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