K\u0142odzko is located in the south of the Lower Silesian<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voivodeship, in the north-eastern part of Kotlina K\u0142odzka, approx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
100 km from Wroc\u0142aw and some 50 km from the Polish-Czech<\/p>\n\n\n\n
border. This city of 27,000, situated at the foot of the Bardzkie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mountains on the Nysa K\u0142odzka River, is the centre of one of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
largest poviats (counties) in Poland. National roads and railway<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lines go via K\u0142odzko – from Wroc\u0142aw towards Mi\u0119dzylesie, Kudowa,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stronie and Wa\u0142brzych, which makes the city an excellent starting<\/p>\n\n\n\n
point for tourists visiting this region of Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The town sits on the border of Silesia and the Czech<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Republic, along one of the most important trade routes in Europe<\/p>\n\n\n\n
leading from south to north. Historically, that same trail used to be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a branch of the “amber road” dating back to the Roman Empire<\/p>\n\n\n\n
times. All that is reflected in the city\u2019s long and turbulent history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K\u0142odzko was granted city rights in the third quarter of the 13th<\/p>\n\n\n\n
century, while a fortified township was present much earlier here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first chronicle mention dates back to 981, but archaeological<\/p>\n\n\n\n
findings allow us to assume that settlement in this place occurred<\/p>\n\n\n\n
already in the period of Roman influence. In the 11th century, the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K\u0142odzko Land was the arena of frequent Polish-Czech skirmishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and armed conflicts, until a peace treaty in 1137 awarded the area<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to the rulers of Bohemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The periods of robust growth and the flourishing of crafts and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
trade placed K\u0142odzko among the region\u2019s richest and most<\/p>\n\n\n\n
important towns. The times of splendour resonate in numerous<\/p>\n\n\n\n
monuments, well preserved with their high artistic merit: the bridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n
on M\u0142yn\u00f3wka and the Assumption of Virgin Mary parish church<\/p>\n\n\n\n
from the Gothic period, as well as baroque complexes of the Jesuit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
college with boarding school, Franciscan or post-Bernardine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
monasteries (now Poor Clares) with temples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosperous centuries were interrupted by violent episodes of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
religious armed conflicts. The Hussite Wars (15th century) and the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thirty Years’ War (17th century) brought great havoc and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
destruction to the city which had to recover over following<\/p>\n\n\n\n
decades. The 18th and 19th centuries saw the transformation of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K\u0142odzko into a fortified stronghold. The process was initiated by the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Habsburg emperor and continued by Prussian authorities. The<\/p>\n\n\n\n
city\u2019s new military functions blocked expansion of the suburbs until<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the mid-nineteenth century, and additionally burdened the residents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and local government with extra tax and duties. It was only after<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the liquidation of the garrison in 1867 that the urban development<\/p>\n\n\n\n
was free to rebound. In fact, the city never regained its former glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it gained a unique monument of military architecture,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
which now attracts crowds of tourists to K\u0142odzko.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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