Car plates DKL | Area 1,643 km² | |
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Gminas Total 14 (incl. 5 urban)Duszniki-ZdrójKłodzkoKudowa-ZdrójNowa RudaPolanica-ZdrójGmina Bystrzyca KłodzkaGmina KłodzkoGmina Lądek-ZdrójGmina Lewin KłodzkiGmina MiędzylesieGmina Nowa RudaGmina RadkówGmina Stronie ŚląskieGmina Szczytna Points of interest Stołowe Mountains, Skull Chapel - Czermna, Stołowe Mountains National, Museum of Papermaking in Duszni, Czarna Góra Resort Destinations Kłodzko, Stołowe Mountain, Kudowa‑Zdrój, Duszniki‑Zdrój, Polanica‑Zdrój | ||
Kłodzko County (Polish: powiat kłodzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its area roughly corresponds to the former German Grafschaft Glatz.
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Map of K%C5%82odzko County, Poland
The county covers an area of 1,643 square kilometres (634 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Kłodzko; it also contains the towns of Duszniki-Zdrój, Nowa Ruda, Polanica-Zdrój, Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Kudowa-Zdrój, Lądek-Zdrój, Międzylesie, Radków, Stronie Śląskie and Szczytna. (The suffix Zdrój appearing in several of these names means "spa".)
As of 2006 the total population of the county was 166,447, of which the population of the towns was 108,262 and the rural population was 58,185.
Neighbouring counties
Kłodzko County is bordered by Wałbrzych County to the north-west, Dzierżoniów County to the north and Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the north-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the east, south and west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 14 gminas (five urban, six urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.