Henryków Lubański

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Henryków Lubański
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Henryków Lubański (Poland)
Henryków Lubański
Henryków Lubański
Coordinates: 51°10′N 15°16′E / 51.167, 15.267
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lubań
Gmina Gmina Lubań
Population 850
The 1260-year-old yew in Henryków Lubański
The 1260-year-old yew in Henryków Lubański

Henryków Lubański (German: Katholisch Hennersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubań, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

The village contains Poland's oldest tree – a 1260-year-old yew.

The region has belonged in the past to Piast Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia and Germany (for more details see Silesia). In 1745, the village was the site of the battle Battle of Hennersdorf in the War of the Austrian Succession. The region became part of Poland in 1945.

Henryków Lubański lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Lubań, and 124 kilometres (77 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 850.

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This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of 16 November 2007.

Coordinates: 51°10′N 15°16′E / 51.167, 15.267

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