Bolesławów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

50°15′25″N 16°53′33″E / 50.25694°N 16.89250°E / 50.25694; 16.89250Country

PolandVoivodeship

West PomeranianCountyKłodzkoGminaStronie ŚląskieElevation

(max.)

595 m (1,952 ft)Population

250Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

57-550

Area code(+48) 74Vehicle registrationDKL

Bolesławów [bɔlɛˈswavuf] is a village (former town) in the administrative district of Gmina Stronie Śląskie, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Stronie Śląskie, 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. It is located within the historic Kłodzko Land.

History

It is a former town. It was granted town rights in 1581 and was deprived of them in 1894.^[1] In the 16th century the town became the center of a metal mining and industrial region.^[2] In the 17th century it became part of an estate, centered in Stronie Śląskie, which from 1838 was owned by Princess Marianne of the Netherlands.^[2] In the 18th century it was annexed by Prussia and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, and after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II it passed to Poland.

Sights

Among the historic sights of Bolesławów are the Baroque church of St. Joseph and the statues of Catholic saints Francis Xavier and John of Nepomuk.

Gallery

Saint Joseph's church
Statue of Saint Francis Xavier
Statue of John of Nepomuk
Pension Emilia

Notable residents

Wolfgang Vogel (1925–2008), German lawyer

References

^ Robert Krzysztofik, Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna, Katowice 2007, p. 20-21 (in Polish)
^ ^a ^b "Historia". Urząd Miejski w Stroniu Śląskim (in Polish). Retrieved August 17, 2019.