Stary Wielisław
Village
Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
Stary Wielisław is located in Poland
Stary Wielisław
Stary Wielisław
Stary Wielisław is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Stary Wielisław
Stary Wielisław
Coordinates: 50°23′N 16°34′E / 50.383°N 16.567°E / 50.383; 16.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKłodzko
GminaKłodzko
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDKL

Stary Wielisław [ˈstarɨ vjɛˈliswaf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kłodzko, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Kłodzko, and 89 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

Local landmarks are the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows and the chapel mausoleum of Duke John I of Ziębice from the Piast dynasty, who died in the vicinity of the village during a battle against the Hussites in 1428.

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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