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Kłodzko
Kłodzko , Ger. Glatz, town (1994 est. pop. 30,600), Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland. It is a commercial center with lumber and textile mills, metalworks, and sugar refineries. Founded in the 10th cent., it was capital of a county created in 1462. It was seized by Frederick II of Prussia in the War of the Austrian Succession and was formally ceded to Prussia in 1745. It was returned to Poland in 1945. |
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"Kłodzko." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kłodzko." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Klodzko.html "Kłodzko." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Klodzko.html |
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Kłodzko
Kłodzko, Poland Glatz The city is situated on both sides of the River Nysa Kłodzka from which it takes its name. This, in turn, may come from the Slavonic klada, and Russian koloda, ‘log’. The city has been under Bohemian, Austrian, and Prussian control, hence its earlier German name; it became Polish in 1945.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kłodzko." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kłodzko." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kodzko.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kłodzko." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kodzko.html |
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