| Polanica-Zdrój | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kłodzko |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Polanica-Zdrój (urban gmina) |
| Established Title: | Town rights |
| Established Date: | 1945 |
| Coordinates: | 50.4°N 47°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.22 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2021-12-31[1] |
| Population Total: | 6110 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 57-320 |
| Area Code: | +48 74 |
| Blank Name: | License plates |
| Blank Info: | DKL |
| Website: | http://www.polanica.pl |
Polanica-Zdrój (German: link=no|Altheide-Bad) is a spa town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 11km (07miles) south-west of Kłodzko, and 89km (55miles) south-west of the regional capital, Wrocław. As at 2021, the town has a population of 6110.
Polanica-Zdrój was first documented in 1347 under the name Heyde, when it was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia.[2] At the time it belonged to the House of Glaubitz, and in the following centuries it often changed owners. From the end of the 16th century the village was co-owned by the Jesuits, who contributed to its development.[3] In 1645 it was destroyed by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War. In 1742 the settlement – like all the area – was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. The settlement grew quickly during the 19th century, becoming a popular health resort in the 1870s, after Prussia had become a component state of Germany in 1871. In 1890 a rail connection to Glatz (Kłodzko) was completed. Until 1933, that is the year the Nazis came to power in Germany, a Polish guesthouse existed in the town.[3] During both world wars the sanatoria were turned into military hospitals.[3] The town became part of Poland after World War II. It was granted town rights in 1945 and its first mayor was Kazimierz Dąbrowski.
On 28 June 1972 the Catholic parishes of Polanica-Zdrój were redeployed from the traditional Hradec Králové diocese (est. 1664; Ecclesiastical Province of Bohemia) into the Archdiocese of Wrocław.[4]
The amateur film festival POL-8 takes place in Polanica-Zdrój. Since 1963, it has hosted the annual Akiba Rubinstein Memorial chess tournament, honoring the great Polish Grandmaster (1882–1961). This event always attracts a high-class field of top players.[5]
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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Polanica-Zdrój is twinned with:[6]
Česká Skalice, Czech Republic Janské Lázně, Czech Republic
Kartuzy, Poland
Comacchio, Italy