| 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: | 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 |
| Registration Plate: | DKL |
Lądek-Zdrój (cs|Landek; de|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. As of 2019, the town has a population of 5,572.
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.
According to historical records, the therapeutic properties of the local mineral waters were already enjoyed in 1241, thus Lądek is considered the oldest spa town in Poland.[2] 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.
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 (see also: Greece–Poland relations).[3]
The town was badly affected by the 2024 Central European floods.[4]
Lądek-Zdrój is 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.
Lądek-Zdrój became famous in Poland because of Stanisław Bareja's cult film Teddy Bear (Miś).
Each year, the town is host to the Andrzej Zawada mountain film festival.
See twin towns of Gmina Lądek-Zdrój.