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Kłodzko County ( pl, powiat kłodzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powiat ...
) in
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałb ...
, south-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the
Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
The county covers an area of ; its territory almost exactly corresponds to the former
Bohemian, later
Prussian,
County of Kladsko (german: Grafschaft Glatz). It is located in a panhandle called Kłodzko Panhandle. The county's administrative seat is the town of
Kłodzko
Kłodzko (; cz, Kladsko; german: Glatz; la, 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 river.
Kłodzko is the seat of Kłodzk ...
; the other towns are:
Duszniki-Zdrój
Duszniki-Zdrój (; cs, Dušníky; german: Bad Reinerz), often simplified to Duszniki, is a spa town in Kłodzko Valley and Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 4, ...
,
Nowa Ruda,
Polanica-Zdrój,
Bystrzyca Kłodzka
Bystrzyca Kłodzka ( cs, Kladská Bystřice, german: Habelschwerdt) is a historic town in Kłodzko County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka. As of December 2021, th ...
,
Kudowa-Zdrój,
Lądek-Zdrój,
Międzylesie
Międzylesie (german: Mittelwalde) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' mea ...
,
Radków
Radków (german: Wünschelburg) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Radków, close to the Czech border. As at 2019, the town has ...
,
Stronie Śląskie
Stronie Śląskie (german: Seitenberg) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Stronie Śląskie, close to the Czech border. It lies a ...
and
Szczytna. (The suffix ''Zdrój'' appearing in several of these names means "
spa
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneothe ...
".)
As of 2019 the total population of the county was 158,600.
Neighbouring counties
Kłodzko County is bordered by
Wałbrzych County to the north-west,
Dzierżoniów County to the north and
Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the north-east. It also borders the
Czech Republic
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to the east, south and west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 14
gminas (five urban, six urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klodzko County
Land counties of Lower Silesian Voivodeship