Kłodzko Fortress
Kłodzko Fortress is a unique fortification complex of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland. The fortress once was one of the biggest strongholds in Prussian Silesia, however, in the whole German Empire, it was regarded as a minor one.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Halicki, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: military fortress in Kłodzko
- Also known as: “Twierdza Klodzko” and “Twierdza Kłodzko”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forteczna Góra and Muzeum Ziemi Kłodzkiej.
Muzeum Ziemi Kłodzkiej
Museum
Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muzeum Ziemi Kłodzkiej is a museum, which is situated 250 metres south of Kłodzko Fortress.
Church of the Assumption
Church
Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Collegiate Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Gothic collegiate church in Kłodzko, Poland, one of the landmarks of its Old Town. Church of the Assumption is situated 280 metres south of Kłodzko Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kłodzko and Osiedle Leona Kruczkowskiego.
Kłodzko
Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Kłodzko is a city of 27,000 in 2019 in Lower Silesia, in Poland. For its historical monuments it is sometimes referred to as "Little Prague". It was established as a settlement in the 10th century, and is one of the oldest towns in Poland, having been granted city rights in 1233.
Osiedle Leona Kruczkowskiego
Neighborhood
Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Osiedle Leona Kruczkowskiego is a neighborhood.
Osiedle im. Warszawy-Centrum
Neighborhood
Photo: Krystian Kuchta, Public domain.
Osiedle im. Warszawy-Centrum is a neighborhood.
Kłodzko Fortress
- Categories: military museum, fortress, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Gmina Kłodzko, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.44032° or 50° 26′ 25″ northLongitude
16.65276° or 16° 39′ 10″ eastElevation
312 metres (1,024 feet)Open location code
9F2RCMR3+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 1924014326OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kłodzko Fortress” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كلودزكو”
- Czech: “Kladská pevnost”
- Czech: “Pevnost Kladsko”
- French: “forteresse de Klodzko”
- French: “Forteresse de Kłodzko”
- German: “Festung Glatz”
- German: “Twierdza Kłodzka”
- Greek: “Φρούριο του Κουότσκο”
- Polish: “Festung Glatz”
- Polish: “Twierdza kłodzka”
- Polish: “Twierdza Kłodzka”
- Polish: “Twierdza Kłodzko”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza Kłodzko”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Kłodzko”
- Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Kłodzko”
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