Stary Zdrój (german: Altwasser) is a district of the city of
Wałbrzych
Wałbrzych (; german: Waldenburg; szl, Wałbrzich; sli, label= Lower Silesian, Walmbrig or ''Walmbrich''; cs, Valbřich or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. From 1975–1998 it was the capital of W ...
in southwestern
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 ...
.
Formerly a
spa town
A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits.
Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath, Somerset, B ...
, it is located 43 m. by rail S.W. from
Wrocław
Wrocław (; , . german: Breslau, , also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly ...
, and 3 m. N. from centre of
Wałbrzych
Wałbrzych (; german: Waldenburg; szl, Wałbrzich; sli, label= Lower Silesian, Walmbrig or ''Walmbrich''; cs, Valbřich or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. From 1975–1998 it was the capital of W ...
. It has factories for glass, porcelain (
Fabryka Porcelany Wałbrzych S.A.), machinery, cotton-spinning, iron-foundries and used to have coal-mines.
The oldest known mention of the settlement comes from a 1357 document from the nearby
Krzeszów Abbey, when it was under Polish rule as part of the
Duchy of Świdnica
A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition.
There once existed an important difference between " ...
. In 1900 the population was 12,144.
There are two historic churches and a railway station in Stary Zdrój.
Gallery
Wałbrzych, Dom pod lwami nad Pełcznicą (styczeń 2010).jpg, Pełcznica river and the historic ''Pod Lwami'' House ("Under the Lions") on the right, in wintertime
Kościół Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego w Wałbrzychu.jpg, Gothic Revival Church of the Resurrection of Christ
Wałbrzych kościół św Barbary 1.jpg, Gothic Revival Church of St. Barbara
WK15 Wałbrzych Miasto (1) Lichen99.jpg, Wałbrzych Miasto train station
See also
*
Carl Tielsch & Co.
References
Neighbourhoods in Poland
Wałbrzych
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