Wilków | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Poland |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Namysłów |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Wilków |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 51.1167°N 57°W |
Population Total: | 900 |
Wilków is a village in Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wilków, which acquired its current borders after the administrative reforms of the country in 1973.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north-west of Namysłów and 540NaN0 north of the regional capital Opole.
The history of the surrounding areas can be dates as far back as the second half of the 10th century, when the lands belonged to the Piast dynasty.