Brennik | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Złotoryja |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Gmina Złotoryja |
Coordinates: | 51.1706°N 15.9814°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Brennik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotoryja, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1] It was located in Germany prior to 1945.
It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-east of Złotoryja, and 75km (47miles) 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.
Brennicki's history goes back to the 16th century; according to historical sources, Brennicki occupied as many as 6 villages before it became part of the German state after the creation of the German empire by Otto Von Bismarck