Międzylesie

For other places with the same name, see Międzylesie (disambiguation).

Międzylesie [mʲɛnd͡zɨˈlɛɕɛ] (German: Mittelwalde) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[2] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Międzylesie.

Międzylesie
Castle and Corpus Christi church
Flag Coat of arms
Międzylesie
Coordinates: 50°8′58″N 16°39′59″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kłodzko
Gmina	Międzylesie
Area
• Total	14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	2,575
• Density	179.2/km2 (464.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DKL
Website	http://www.miedzylesie.pl

As at 2019, the town has a population of 2,575.

Geography

It is located in the Kłodzko Land, on the Nysa Kłodzka River,^[3] close to the Czech border.

History

It was granted town rights before 1290.^[4] It was ravaged by the Hussites in 1428.^[3] In 1590, Protestants took over the local church and appointed their preacher, but in 1625 the Catholic parish priest returned.^[3] During the Thirty Years' War, in 1625, the town was burned by the Swedes.^[3] It was rebuilt only in 1676.^[3] The local church received a painting of the Madonna, given by Pope Innocent XI to King John III Sobieski of Poland after his victory at Vienna in 1683.^[3]