Międzylesie
Międzylesie | |
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Castle and Corpus Christi church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Międzylesie | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′58″N 16°39′59″E / 50.14944°N 16.66639°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Kłodzko |
| Gmina | Międzylesie |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 2,575 |
| • Density | 179.2/km2 (464.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DKL |
| Website | http://www.miedzylesie.pl |
Międzylesie [mʲɛnd͡zɨˈlɛɕɛ] (German: Mittelwalde) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Międzylesie.
As at 2019, the town has a population of 2,575.
Geography
It is located in the Kłodzko Land, on the Nysa Kłodzka River,[3] close to the Czech border.
History
It was granted town rights before 1290.[4] It was ravaged by the Hussites in 1428.[3] In 1590, Protestants took over the local church and appointed their preacher, but in 1625 the Catholic parish priest returned.[3] During the Thirty Years' War, in 1625, the town was burned by the Swedes.[3] It was rebuilt only in 1676.[3] The local church received a painting of the Madonna, given by Pope Innocent XI to King John III Sobieski of Poland after his victory at Vienna in 1683.[3]
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ a b c d e f Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VI. Warszawa. 1885. p. 511.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.