Stary Zdrój Explained

Stary Zdrój
Settlement Type:District of Wałbrzych
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County/city
Subdivision Name2:Wałbrzych
Established Title2:First mentioned
Established Date2:1357
Coordinates:50.7786°N 16.2972°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Population Total:8,601[1]
Population As Of:2014
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:+48 74

Stary Zdrój (German: Altwasser) is a district of the city of Wałbrzych in southwestern Poland.

Formerly a spa town, it is located 43 m. by rail S.W. from Wrocław, and 3 m. N. from centre of Wałbrzych. It has factories for glass, porcelain (Fabryka Porcelany Wałbrzych S.A.), machinery, cotton-spinning, iron-foundries and used to have coal-mines.

The oldest known mention of the settlement comes from a 1357 document from the nearby Krzeszów Abbey, when it was under Polish rule as part of the Duchy of Świdnica. In 1900 the population was 12,144. There are two historic churches and a railway station in Stary Zdrój.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liczba mieszkańców dzielnic Wałbrzycha. Nasz Wałbrzych – niezależny portal miejski. 16 April 2014 . 7 March 2020. Polish.