Międzylesie
Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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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.
Międzylesie | |
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.jpg) Castle and Corpus Christi church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Międzylesie Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′58″N 16°39′59″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lower Silesian |
| County | Kłodzko |
| Gmina | Międzylesie |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• 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 |
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]
