Lądek-Zdrój
Lądek-Zdrój
Landek (English) | |
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 Town hall in Lądek-Zdrój | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lądek-Zdrój  Lądek-Zdrój | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′37″N 16°52′47″E / 50.34361°N 16.87972°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Kłodzko |
| Gmina | Lądek-Zdrój |
| Town rights | 1282 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,572 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
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Lądek-Zdrój [ˈlɔndɛɡ ˈzdruj] (Czech: Landek; German: Bad Landeck), known in English as Landek, is a spa town situated in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, close to the Czech border.
History and culture[edit]
It lies in the Sudetes in two mountain ranges - the Golden Mountains and the Śnieżnik Massif, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019, the town has a population of 5,572.
A picturesque spa town with rich historical architecture ranging from Gothic to Renaissance and Baroque, numerous sanatoriums, parks and gardens, including an arboretum, considered one of the oldest spa towns in Poland. Located within the historic Kłodzko Land, it was granted town rights in 1282 by Duke of Wrocław and future High Duke of Poland Henryk IV Probus of the Piast dynasty.
Lądek-Zdrój became famous in Poland because of Stanisław Bareja's cult film Teddy Bear (Miś).
In 1949–1950 Greeks and Macedonians, refugees of the Greek Civil War, were temporarily admitted in Lądek-Zdrój, before new homes were found for them in other towns.[2]
Each year, the town is host to the Andrzej Zawada mountain film festival.
Gallery[edit]
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Lądek-Zdrój in spring -
Northwestern corner of the Market Square (Rynek) with the Baroque Holy Trinity statue -
Spa house "Wojciech" -
Sanatorium "Nowy Jerzy" -
Baroque Church of the Nativity of Virgin Mary -
Spa gardens with the Saint Mary chapel -
Centre of Culture and Recreation -
Sanatorium "Stary Jerzy" -
Town hall in the Market Square
Twin towns – sister cities[edit]
See twin towns of Gmina Lądek-Zdrój.
References[edit]
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ Mieczysław Wojecki, Ludność grecko-macedońska na Dolnym Śląsku, "Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka", No. 1/1980, p. 84 (in Polish)
External links[edit]
- Jewish Community in Lądek-Zdrój on Virtual Shtetl
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