Lądek-Zdrój

Lądek-Zdrój

Lądek-Zdrój in spring

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Lądek-Zdrój
Coordinates: 50°20′37″N 16°52′47″E / 50.34361°N 16.87972°E / 50.34361; 16.87972
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Lądek-Zdrój
Area
  Total 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Highest elevation 480 m (1,570 ft)
Lowest elevation 440 m (1,440 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,181
  Density 300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Website http://www.ladek.pl/

Lądek-Zdrój [ˈlɔndɛk ˈzdrui̯] (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. It lies in the Sudetes approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2006, the town has a population of 6,181.

Lądek-Zdrój became famous in Poland because of Stanisław Bareja's cult film Incredibly Peaceful Man (Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek).

Each year, the town is host to the Andrzej Zawada mountain film festival.

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


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