Międzylesie

Międzylesie
Międzylesie
	Castle and Corpus Christi church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Międzylesie Location within Poland
	Coordinates: 50°8′58″N 16°39′59″E / 50.14944°N 16.66639°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kłodzko
Gmina	Międzylesie
Area
• Total	14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30)
• Total	2,575
• Density	179.2/km2 (464.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DKL
Website	http://www.miedzylesie.pl

Międzylesie [mʲɛnd͡zɨˈlɛɕɛ] (German: Mittelwalde) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[2] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Międzylesie.

As at 2019, the town has a population of 2,575.

Geography

It is located in the Kłodzko Land, on the Nysa Kłodzka River,^[3] close to the Czech border.

History

It was granted town rights before 1290.^[4] It was ravaged by the Hussites in 1428.^[3] In 1590, Protestants took over the local church and appointed their preacher, but in 1625 the Catholic parish priest returned.^[3] During the Thirty Years' War, in 1625, the town was burned by the Swedes.^[3] It was rebuilt only in 1676.^[3] The local church received a painting of the Madonna, given by Pope Innocent XI to King John III Sobieski of Poland after his victory at Vienna in 1683.^[3]

References

↑ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
1 2 3 4 5 6 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VI. Warszawa. 1885. p. 511.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.

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[1] "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

[TERYT-2] "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).

[sgk-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VI. Warszawa. 1885. p. 511.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[4] Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.

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v t e Gmina Międzylesie
Town and seat	Międzylesie
Villages	Boboszów Czerwony Strumień Długopole Górne Dolnik Domaszków Gajnik Gniewoszów Goworów Jaworek Jodłów Kamieńczyk Lesica Michałowice Nagodzice Niemojów Nowa Wieś Pisary Potoczek Różanka Roztoki Smreczyna Szklarnia

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