Leśna Christ The King Church 2014 P01
Leśna (german: Marklissa) is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech Republic, Czech border. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Leśna. As of 2019, the town has a population of 4,439. Geography The town is situated north of the Jizera Mountains on the left banks of the Kwisa River, the eastern edge of the historic Upper Lusatia region. It lies approximately south of Lubań, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. In the south, a border crossing leads to Jindřichovice pod Smrkem in Bohemia. Lake Leśnia, a reservoir of the Kwisa River, is located east of the town. History Leśna Castle, erected on the border with the Polish Duchy of Silesia about southeast of the town, was first mentioned in a 1247 deed. King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, then ruler of the Upper Lusatian lands, ceded it to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen, Meissen bishop Conrad I of Wallhausen. The fortress p ...
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