Lądek-Zdrój

Lądek-Zdrój

Lądek-Zdrój in spring

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Lądek-Zdrój
Coordinates: 50°20′37″N 16°52′47″E / 50.34361°N 16.87972°E / 50.34361; 16.87972
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Lądek-Zdrój
Area
  Total 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Highest elevation 480 m (1,570 ft)
Lowest elevation 440 m (1,440 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,181
  Density 300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Website http://www.ladek.pl/

Lądek-Zdrój [ˈlɔndɛk ˈzdrui̯] (German: Bad Landeck) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, close to the Czech border. It lies in the Sudetes approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. As at 2006, the town has a population of 6,181.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

Lądek-Zdrój became famous in Poland because of Stanisław Bareja's cult film Incredibly Peaceful Man (Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek).

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Coordinates: 50°20′37″N 16°52′47″E / 50.34361°N 16.87972°E / 50.34361; 16.87972


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