Kletno Explained

Kletno
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kłodzko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stronie Śląskie
Coordinates:50.2606°N 17.0317°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Elevation M:720
Elevation Footnotes:(max.)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Website:http://www.kletno.info.pl/

Kletno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stronie Śląskie, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 12km (07miles) east of Stronie Śląskie, 34km (21miles) south-east of Kłodzko, and 97km (60miles) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village was founded at the end of the 16th century as Klessengrund, when the region was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

Among the attractions of Kletno are the Jaskinia Niedźwiedzia (Bear Cave), a museum dedicated to minerals and fossils (Muzeum Ziemi) and the former uranium mine.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.