Stronie Śląskie
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Stronie Śląskie
| image_skyline = Stronie-Slaskie-2.jpg
| image_caption = View of Stronie Śląskie with the Sudetes in the background
| image_flag = POL_Stronie_Śląskie_flag.svg
| image_shield = POL Stronie Śląskie COA.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Lower Silesian Voivodeship|name=Lower Silesian}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Kłodzko
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Stronie Śląskie
| coordinates = {{coord|50|17|44|N|16|52|39|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = top
| established_title = Town rights
| established_date = 1967
| area_total_km2 = 2.49
| population_density_km2 = auto
| elevation_max_m = 610
| elevation_min_m = 500
| population_total = 5709
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 57-550
| area_code = (+48) 74
| registration_plate = DKL
| website = http://www.stronie.pl
}}
Stronie Śląskie {{IPAc-pl|'|s|t|r|o|ń|e|-|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|J|e}} ({{langx|de|Seitenberg}}) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.{{TERYT}} It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Stronie Śląskie, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately {{convert|23|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Kłodzko, and {{convert|93|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of the regional capital Wrocław. It is located within the historic Kłodzko Land.
As of 2019, the town has a population of 5,709.
History
File:2017 Pałacyk Marianny Orańskiej w Stroniu Śląskim 6.jpg, today's town hall]]
The settlement was founded in the 14th century.{{cite web|url=http://stronie.pl/18/22/historia.html|title=Historia|website=Urząd Miejski w Stroniu Śląskim|access-date=August 17, 2019|language=Polish}} Over the centuries, it has changed owners many times.
In the mid-15th century the village became part of the County of Kladsko within the Kingdom of Bohemia. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was part of a metal mining region. In the 17th century, the village became the center of an estate, which included also the nearby villages of Bolesławów, Kletno, Strachocin and Stara Morawa. In the 18th century, Austria ceded the village to the Kingdom of Prussia in the Treaty of Berlin. In 1838, Princess Marianne of the Netherlands bought the estates, which remained in the possession of the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau until 1908. From 1871, the village was part of the German Empire. In 1897, it was connected by rail with Glatz (Kłodzko).
After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945, the village became part of Poland. Its German population was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement. In 1967, Stronie Śląskie was granted town rights. The town suffered the 1997 Central European flood and the 2024 Central European floods.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cdrjjl3mmy8t |title='Catastrophic' floods sweep through Central Europe, leaving seven dead and others missing |website=bbc.com |date=15 September 2024 |access-date=19 September 2024}}
Economy
One of the main employers in the town in the lead crystal factory "Violetta.",{{cite web|url=http://www.violetta.com.pl/ |title=Violetta lead crystal factory|publisher=Violetta |date= |access-date=2009-05-06}} which in one form or another has been in the town since 1864.HSK Violetta http://www.violetta.com.pl/en/historia.html
Sights
Among the historic sights of Stronie Śląskie are:
- the Palace of Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, currently housing the town hall
- the Baroque Saint Onuphrius chapel
- the Baroque Our Lady Queen of Poland and Saint Maternus church
- the Romanesque Revival and Gothic Revival Christ's Resurrection church
- historic houses and villas
- the private Museum of Stones and Minerals (Muzeum Kamieni i Minerałów)
2024 Kaplica św. Onufrego w Stroniu Śląskim (1).jpg|Saint Onuphrius chapel
2024 Kościół MBKP i św. Maternusa w Stroniu Śląskim (3).jpg|Our Lady Queen of Poland and Saint Maternus church
2024 Kościół Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego w Stroniu Śląskim (1).jpg|Christ's Resurrection church
2015 Villa Elise w Stroniu Śląskim 01.JPG|Villa Elise
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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Category:Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship