Kłodzko
Kłodzko | |
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From top, left to right: Old Town with the Church of the Assumption in the foreground and Kłodzko Fortress in the background, historic townhouses in the Old Town, Gothic bridge and Baroque Church of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
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| Nicknames: Luxembourg of the East, Little Prague | |
Kłodzko | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′19″N 16°39′18″E / 50.4386°N 16.655°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Kłodzko |
| Gmina | Kłodzko (urban gmina) |
| Established | 10th century |
| Town rights | 1233 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michał Piszko |
| Area | |
• Total | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2021-03-31) | |
• Total | 25,717 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 57-300, 57-303, 57-304 |
| Area code | +48 74 |
| Car plates | DKL |
| National roads | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | klodzko.pl |
Kłodzko ([ˈkwɔt͡skɔ] ⓘ; Czech: Kladsko; German: Glatz; Latin: Glacio) is a historic town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the Kłodzko Valley, on the Eastern Neisse (Nysa Kłodzka) river.
Kłodzko is the seat of Kłodzko County (and of the rural Gmina Kłodzko, although the town itself is a separate urban gmina), and is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. With 25,717 inhabitants at the 2021 Census, Kłodzko is the main commercial centre as well as an important transport and tourist node for the area.
For its historical monuments it is sometimes referred to as "Little Prague" (Polish: Mała Praga). It was established as a settlement in the 10th century, and is one of the oldest towns in Poland, having been granted city rights in 1233. Culturally and traditionally a part of Bohemia, administratively it has been periodically part of Silesia in the Middle Ages and again permanently since 1763.