Kudowa Zdrój

Kudowa Zdrój

 

Kudowa Zdrój  is a small, beautiful town in the southwest part of Poland, in Lower Silesia. The town is bounded by wonderful forests and mountains. The most famous are Stołowe Mountains and Sudety Mountains, in which the town is situated. Kudowa is worth seeing, not just because its beauty but also because it’s a health resort, well-known in Poland. This popular health retreat is special because it’s one of the oldest health resorts not only in Poland but also in Europe.

Shortly about history:

The town exists since the 16th century but at the beginning it was a part of the Czech Republic. Before Kudowa become a town, it was a small village, orginally named by George of Podebrady, the king of Czech. The first name of the village was Lipolitov. Since the mid-16th century the name changed into Chudoba. In the 19th century the name changed again into Kudoba,  later on Bad Kudowa and in 1945 into Kudowa-Zdrój.

Czermna

 

Czermna is the oldest part of Kudowa Zdrój. In 1354 Czermna was a separate village and what’s interesting, Czermna at that time was bigger than Kudowa Zdrój. At present,  Czermna is just a district of Kudowa.

Worth seeing in Kudowa Zdrój

Zdrojowy Park



Zdrojowy Park is preserved in a great condition. Few years ago Park was renovated in the same way as it was in the past. The park looks like a big, beutiful garden with plenty of colorful flowers everywhere. There is also a lake in the park.

The Skull Chapel

 

The Skull Chapel is located in Czermna, next to St. Bartholomew's Church, which is the oldest church in Kłodzko County. This chapel was built in 1776. It’s a place, in which the interior is completely full of human bones and skulls. There is about 3 thousand bones of victims of Silesian Wars’ and diseases. The Skull Chapel is very unique because there are only three of them in Europe and only one in Poland.

The route of vanishing professions

This place was found in 2001 and it’s located in Czermna. It’s a farm with a mini-zoo, where you can observe how the traditional life looked like in the past.

You can also learn how to make a bread in a special, very old stove. You can make your own pots, jugs, bowls or whatever you want, with a littlr help on a potter’s wheel. The route of vanishing professions often organizes feasts around the open fire.

 

 

 

 

Klaudia Fujarczuk