▁It ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁administrative ▁district ▁( g mina ) ▁called ▁G mina ▁G ry f ów ▁Ś lą ski . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 , 6 3 6 . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁Z gor ze le c ▁and ▁J elen ia ▁Gó ra , ▁on ▁the ▁K w isa ▁river . ▁It ▁lies ▁approximately ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁L w ó we k ▁Ś lą ski , ▁and ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁W roc ław . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁Poland ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁r uler ▁M iesz ko ▁I ▁of ▁Poland . ▁The ▁settlement ▁of ▁G ry f ów ▁Ś lą ski ▁arose ▁from ▁a ▁castle ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Pi ast ▁Duke ▁B oles ław ▁I ▁the ▁T all ▁of ▁S iles ia ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Upper ▁L us atia . ▁It ▁received ▁town ▁privileges ▁by ▁Polish ▁Duke ▁B oles ław ▁II ▁the ▁Bald ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 2 . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁G ry f ▁Castle , ▁a ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sch aff got sch ▁from ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁on , ▁are ▁still ▁visible ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁In ▁ 1 2 7 4 ▁G ry f ów ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁Duch y ▁of ▁J aw or , ▁which ▁finally ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁by ▁the ▁Kingdom