Klodzko Valley
Encyclopedia
The Kłodzko Valley is a valley
of the Sudetes mountain range in Kłodzko County, south-western Poland
, close to the border with the Czech Republic
.
It is traversed by the upper Nysa Kłodzka river running from south to north and surrounded by the Table Mountains
, Bardzkie Mountains
and Bystrzyckie Mountains
of the Central Sudetes
in the west as well as by the Śnieżnik Mountains
, Golden Mountains and Owl Mountains
of the Eastern Sudetes
in the east. The mountain pass
es of Kudowa
in the west and of Międzylesie
in the south lead to Bohemia
. In the northwest the Nysa river passes through the Bardzkie Mountains
to Bardo
in Lower Silesia
. The major towns of the valley are Kłodzko, Bystrzyca Kłodzka and Nowa Ruda
.
The valley is the central area of the former County of Kladsko
and today a popular tourist
region both in summer and winter, with numerous hotel
s and sanatoria
.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
of the Sudetes mountain range in Kłodzko County, south-western Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, close to the border with the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
It is traversed by the upper Nysa Kłodzka river running from south to north and surrounded by the Table Mountains
Table Mountains
The Table Mountains are a -long mountain range in Poland and the Czech Republic, part of the Central Sudetes. The range is situated southeast of the Karkonosze. The Polish part of the range is protected as the Table Mountains National Park...
, Bardzkie Mountains
Bardzkie Mountains
The Bardzkie Mountains is a mountain range in Central Sudetes in Poland.Major towns:* Bardo* Ząbkowice Śląskie* Kamieniec Ząbkowicki* Srebrna Góra* Kłodzko...
and Bystrzyckie Mountains
Bystrzyckie Mountains
The Bystrzyckie Mountains is a mountain range in Poland, part of the Central Sudetes....
of the Central Sudetes
Central Sudetes
The Central Sudetes are the central part of the Sudetes mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. They stretch from the Nysa Kłodzka River and the Kłodzko Valley in the east to the upper Bóbr in the west....
in the west as well as by the Śnieżnik Mountains
Snieznik Mountains
The Śnieżnik Mountains is a mountain range in the Eastern Sudetes on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. On the Polish side it is largely covered by the protected area called Śnieżnik Landscape Park.Major towns and villages:* Międzygórze...
, Golden Mountains and Owl Mountains
Owl Mountains
The Owl Mountains is a mountain range in the Central Sudetes in south-west Poland. It runs between the historic Lower Silesian region and Kłodzko Land. The range includes a protected area called Owl Mountains Landscape Park....
of the Eastern Sudetes
Eastern Sudetes
The Eastern Sudetes are the Eastern part of Sudetes mountains on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. They stretch from Brama Morawska in the east to Nysa Kłodzka in the west.Eastern Sudetes comprise of the number of mountain ranges, including:...
in the east. The mountain pass
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
es of Kudowa
Kudowa-Zdrój
Kudowa-Zdrój is a town situated in the foothills of the Stołowe Mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, about 400 m above sea level. It has a population of about 10,000...
in the west and of Międzylesie
Miedzylesie
Międzylesie is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Międzylesie, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was part of Germany....
in the south lead to Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. In the northwest the Nysa river passes through the Bardzkie Mountains
Bardzkie Mountains
The Bardzkie Mountains is a mountain range in Central Sudetes in Poland.Major towns:* Bardo* Ząbkowice Śląskie* Kamieniec Ząbkowicki* Srebrna Góra* Kłodzko...
to Bardo
Bardo, Poland
Bardo is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bardo....
in Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia ; is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast.Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of the medieval Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy from 1526...
. The major towns of the valley are Kłodzko, Bystrzyca Kłodzka and Nowa Ruda
Nowa Ruda
Nowa Ruda is a town in south-western Poland near the Czech border, lying on the Włodzica river in the central Sudetes mountains. As of 2007 it has 25,240 inhabitants. The town is located in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
.
The valley is the central area of the former County of Kladsko
County of Kladsko
The County of Kladsko was a historical administrative unit in the Kingdom of Bohemia and later in the Kingdom of Prussia with its capital at Kłodzko on the Nysa river...
and today a popular tourist
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
region both in summer and winter, with numerous hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s and sanatoria
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
.
See also
- Kłodzko LandKłodzko LandKłodzko Land is a historical region in southwestern Poland. Geographically speaking Kłodzko Land consists of the Kłodzko Valley and the surrounding Sudetes mountains. It is named after its capital city, Kłodzko....