Żelazno (
Polish pronunciation: ; german: Eisersdorf) is a historical
village in the administrative district of
Gmina KÅ‚odzko
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Gmina KÅ‚odzko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in KÅ‚odzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of KÅ‚odzko, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina c ...
, within
KÅ‚odzko County,
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, Wałbrz ...
, in south-western
Poland.
It lies approximately south of
KÅ‚odzko and south of the regional capital
Wrocław. The population as of 2017 is 973.
The history of Żelazno/Eisersdorf goes back to the 13th century when it was part of an ancient trade route called the
Amber Road
The Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber from coastal areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Prehistoric trade routes between Northern and Southern Europe were defined by the amber trade.
...
. The settlement was first mentioned as ''Eyserzdorf'' in 1326. The settlement's prosperous
medieval history left its legacy, which can be seen to this day. The village also features a 15th-century
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
tower, an 18th-century palace and a
manor house that once belonged to the famous
Münchhausen aristocratic family.
Prior to 1945 Eisersdorf was part of
Germany and after
World War II it was renamed Żelazno upon being transferred to Poland.
Gallery
File:2015 Pałac w Żelaźnie 04.JPG, Żelazno Palace
File:2015 Wieża mieszkalna w Żelaźnie 04.JPG, 15th-century medieval tower
File:2016 Dwór von Münchhausenów w Żelaźnie 01.jpg, Manor house of the Münchhausens
File:2017 Kościół św. Marcina w Żelaźnie 1.jpg
References
Villages in KÅ‚odzko County
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