Ścinawka Średnia

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Ścinawka Średnia
Village
Ścinawka Średnia
Coordinates: 50°31′N 16°29′E / 50.517°N 16.483°E / 50.517; 16.483Coordinates: 50°31′N 16°29′E / 50.517°N 16.483°E / 50.517; 16.483
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Radków
Population
 • Total 2,400

Ścinawka Średnia [ɕt͡ɕiˈnafka ˈɕrɛdɲa] (German: Mittelsteine) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Old locomotives near railway station

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Radków, 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 79 kilometres (49 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 2,400.

The village was called Mittelsteine until 1945 when it was renamed "Skałeczno Średnie" upon the territory's accession to Poland. Subsequently, the name was changed again in 1947 to "Ścinawka Średnia".[2] The locality has historical associations with the life of the British philosopher Frederick Copleston (1907–1994) who spent time here in 1936 and who speaks warmly in his memoirs of the village's attractive natural surroundings suitable for unforgettable walks.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. 
  2. ↑ Info on the Ścinawka Średnia official website.
  3. ↑ Frederick C. Copleston, Memoirs of a Philosopher, Kansas City (Missouri), Sheed & Ward, 1993, pp.74–75. ISBN 1556126212, ISBN 1556125704.
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