Gruszczyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gruszczyn
Gruszczyn
Coordinates: 50°21′38″N 16°50′52″E / 50.36056°N 16.84778°E / 50.36056; 16.84778
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
CountyKłodzko
GminaLądek-Zdrój
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesDKL

Gruszczyn[a] is a hamlet near the village of Radochów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland located in the Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, Kłodzko County.[1]

History

In the 19th century, in the hamlet was located a watermill and inn, that was popular among tourists from Lądek-Zdrój heading to Radochowska Cave. The inn was popular and mentioned by travel guides at the time. After 1945, when the area was transferred from Germany to Poland, the hamlet got renamed from Richtergrund into Gruszczyn, and remained a small agricultural settlement. In 1978, it contained 5 farms.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ German until 1945: Richtergrund

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ Słownik geografii turystycznej Sudetów, vol. 17, Góry Złote. Redacted by Marek Staffa. Wrocław. Wydawnictwo I-BiS, 1993, p. 82. ISBN 83-85773-01-0.