TWIERDZA KŁODZKO
[Kłodzko Fortress]
www.twierdza.klodzko.pl
Ticket Nº A38094
18 zł
18 zł
Kłodzko Fortress (German: Festung Glatz) was one of the biggest strongholds in Prussian Silesia. A stronghold on Kłodzko's Castle Hill was mentioned for the first time in the Chronicle of Bohemians, written by Cosmas of Prague. Most probably, it was a complex of wooden buildings, protected with a palisade. In 1742, during the War of the Austrian Succession the city together with its stronghold was conquered by Prussia under Frederick II. During World War II, the fortress housed a Nazi prison administered by the Reich Ministry of Justice and Wehrmacht. In January and February 1945, many prisoners from other locations were brought to the prison during either death marches or transports. A part of the prison's population was sent in January 1945 to nearby Ząbkowice Śląskie. With the defeat of Germany in the war, the fortress, along with the town, became again part of Poland in 1945.
Thanks to Krystyna B. (https://pocztowkowezbiory.blogspot.com/).
