Bąków ([ˈbɔnkuf]; Silesian: Banke, German: Bankau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Kluczbork and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

Bąków
Village
Church of the Assumption in Bąków
Bąków Show map of Poland Bąków Show map of Opole Voivodeship
Coordinates: 50°58′N 18°19′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Kluczbork
Gmina	Kluczbork
First mentioned	1258
Population	1,400
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OKL
National roads
Website	www.bakow.pl

The village has a population of 1,400.

Sights

Heritage sites of Bąków include the old wooden Church of the Assumption and a historic palace.

Transport

There is a train station in Bąków. The Polish National road 11 passes through the village.

Notable residents

• Walter Scheunemann (26 March 1909 – 29 December 1949), Wehrmacht officer
• Otto Hoffmann von Waldau (1898–1943), Luftwaffe general

References

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