Żelazno (
Polish pronunciation: ) is a historical
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina KÅ‚odzko, within
KÅ‚odzko County
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KÅ‚odzko County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed ...
,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship (, ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It covers an area of and has a total population of 2,899,986.
It is one of the wealthiest ...
, in south-western
Poland
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. It lies approximately south of
KÅ‚odzko
KÅ‚odzko (; ; ; ) is a historic town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the KÅ‚odzko Valley, on the Eastern Neisse (Nysa KÅ‚odzka) river.
KÅ‚odzko is the seat of KÅ‚odzko County (and of the ru ...
and south of the regional capital
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
. 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
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left its legacy, which can be seen to this day. The village also features a 15th-century
Gothic tower, an 18th-century palace and a
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
that once belonged to the famous
Münchhausen aristocratic family.
Prior to 1945 Eisersdorf was part of
Germany
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and after
World War II
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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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