Bąków, Brzeg County

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Bąków
Village
St. Catherine's Church
St. Catherine's Church
Bąków is located in Poland
Bąków
Bąków
Coordinates: 50°46′N 17°17′E / 50.767°N 17.283°E / 50.767; 17.283
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyBrzeg
GminaGrodków
Population
(approx.)
600

Bąków [ˈbɔnkuf] (German: Bankau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodków, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Grodków, 18 km (11 mi) south-west of Brzeg, and 48 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has an approximate population of 600.

Places of cultural and tourist interest[]

  • St. Catherine's Church (kościół filialny pw. św. Katarzyny) - a Roman Catholic church built during the reign of Preczlaw of Pogarell in the Gothic architectural style. The church was built under the patronage of the commandry of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in Oleśnica Mała. In between the years of 1535 and 1945 the church was an evangelical church.[2]

  • St. Catherine's Church

  • St. Catherine's Church

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Rejestr Zabytków" (PDF). NID. Retrieved 6 March 2016.


Coordinates: 50°46′00″N 17°17′00″E / 50.7667°N 17.2833°E / 50.7667; 17.2833


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