Lądek-Zdrój Explained

Lądek-Zdrój
Native Name:
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kłodzko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Lądek-Zdrój
Established Title2:Town rights
Established Date2:1282
Coordinates:50.3436°N 16.8797°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Lower Silesian Voivodeship#Poland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Area Total Km2:20.32
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation Max M:480
Elevation Min M:440
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:5572
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:11
Height:300
Stroke-Width:1

Lądek-Zdrój (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

It lies in the Sudetes in two mountain ranges - the Golden Mountains and the Śnieżnik Massif, approximately 20km (10miles) south-east of Kłodzko, and 88km (55miles) 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.

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Lądek-Zdrój.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2020-02-14.
  2. Mieczysław Wojecki, Ludność grecko-macedońska na Dolnym Śląsku, "Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka", No. 1/1980, p. 84 (in Polish)