Poland · 17th century
Kłodzko Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Kłodzko, German: Festung Glatz) is a unique fortification complex of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland. The fortress once was one of the biggest strongholds in Prussian Silesia, however, in the whole German Empire, it was regarded as a minor one. Now, together with an extensive network of tunnels, it is one of the biggest attractions of the town of Kłodzko, with its underground labyrinth and a repository of different objects, from old fire engines to local glassware.
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Kłodzko Fortress ranks #1,533 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #48 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,828 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wałbrzych, 45 km away. It is one of the 80 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Lower Silesia. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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