- Polanica-Zdrój
Infobox Settlement
name = Polanica-Zdrój
image_shield = POL Polanica-Zdrój COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lower Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kłodzko
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Polanica-Zdrój (urban gmina)
latd = 50 | latm = 24 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 16 | longm = 31 | longs = | longEW = E
pushpin_
area_total_km2 = 17.22
population_density_km2 = auto
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 6900
website = http://www.polanica.plPolanica-Zdrój [IPA-pl|p|o|l|a|'|n|i|c|a|-|'|z|d|r|u|j] ( _de. Bad Altheide) is a
town inKłodzko County ,Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-westernPoland .It lies approximately convert|11|km|mi|0 south-west of
Kłodzko , and convert|89|km|mi|0 south-west of the regional capitalWrocław . As at 2006, the town has a population of 6,900.Polanica-Zdrój was first documented in 1347 under the name "Heyde"; at the time it belonged to the House of
Glaubitz . In 1645 the town was destroyed by Swedish troops during theThirty Years' War . It grew quickly during the 19th century, becoming a popularhealth resort in the 1870s. In 1890 a rail connection to Glatz was completed. The town became part of Poland afterWorld War II ended in 1945.The amateur film festival
POL-8 takes place in Polanica-Zdrój. The town is twinned withTelgte inGermany . Since 1963, it has hosted the annualAkiba Rubinstein Memorial chess tournament, honoring the great Polish Grandmaster (1882-1961). This event always attracts a high-class field of top players.Numbers of inhabitants:
External links
* [http://www.polanica.pl/ Official web site, in Polish, English and German]
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