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Stary Wielisław

Coordinates: 50°23′N 16°34′E / 50.383°N 16.567°E / 50.383; 16.567
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Stary Wielisław
Village
Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
Stary Wielisław is located in Poland
Stary Wielisław
Stary Wielisław
Coordinates: 50°23′N 16°34′E / 50.383°N 16.567°E / 50.383; 16.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKłodzko
GminaKłodzko
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDKL

Stary Wielisław [ˈstarɨ vjɛˈliswaf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kłodzko, in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Kłodzko, and 89 kilometres (55 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

Local landmarks are the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows and the chapel mausoleum of Duke John I of Ziębice, of the Piast dynasty, who died in the vicinity of the village during a 1428 battle against the Hussites.

Transport

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The village of Stary Wielisław has a train station.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.