Lądek-Zdrój

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Lądek-Zdrój
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Lądek-Zdrój
Coordinates: 50°20′37″N 16°52′47″E / 50.34361, 16.87972
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kłodzko
Gmina	Lądek-Zdrój
Area
- Total	20.32 km² (7.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	480 m (1,575 ft)
Lowest elevation	440 m (1,444 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	6,181
- Density	304.2/km² (787.8/sq mi)
Website: http://www.ladek.pl/

Lądek-Zdrój [ˈlɔndɛk ˈzdruj] (German: Bad Landeck) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. As at 2006, the town has a population of 6,181.

Lądek-Zdrój became famous in Poland because of Stanislaw Bareja's cult film Teddy Bear.

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Coordinates: 50°20′37″N 16°52′47″E / 50.34361, 16.87972