Bad Salzbrunn
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| Coordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944°N 16.25500°E | |||
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Wałbrzych | ||
| Gmina | Szczawno-Zdrój (urban gmina) | ||
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| • Total | 14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 5,506 | ||
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 58-310 | ||
| Website | http://www.szczawno-zdroj.pl | ||
Coordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944°N 16.25500°E
Szczawno-Zdrój [ˈʂt͡ʂavnɔ ˈzdrui̯] (German: Bad Salzbrunn, until 1935 Ober Salzbrunn) is a spa town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The town in the historic Lower Silesia region is situated north of the Central Sudetes mountains, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wałbrzych and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 5,506.
The area was settled in the course of the clearing of the former Silesian Przesieka borderland. A place called Salzborn was first mentioned in a 1221 deed, from the 14th century two settlements, Nieder ("Lower") and Ober ("Upper") Salzbrunn are documented. The parish church and a hospital at Nieder Salzbrunn were probably established by the Piast duke Henry I the Bearded after 1200, benefitting from the healing spring at Ober Salzbrunn first mentioned in 1385. Together with the Silesian Duchy of Jawor-Świdnica it fell to the Bohemian Crown after the death of Duke Bolko II the Small in 1368, held by his widow Agnes of Habsburg until 1392.
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