Bratków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Bratków
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zgorzelec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Bogatynia
Coordinates:51.0042°N 14.9444°W
Pushpin Map:Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship#Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DZG

Bratków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is located in a Polish salient between the Czech Republic and Germany.

It lies approximately 10km (10miles) north of Bogatynia, 17km (11miles) south of Zgorzelec, and 148km (92miles) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

In the Early Middle Ages, Bratków was a stronghold of the Bieżuńczanie tribe,[2] one of the Polish tribes.[3] Since the 11th century, the settlement was under Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Saxon rule, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. After the defeat of Germany in World War II in 1945, it became again part of Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Bena, Waldemar. 2006. Szlakiem grodzisk słowiańskich i średniowiecznych zamków. Polish, German. Zgorzelec. 9–10.
  3. Web site: Plemiona polskie. Encyklopedia Internautica. 26 December 2020. Polish.