Footbridge on Daszyńskiego Street

The footbridge on Daszyńskiego Street is a stone bridge for pedestrians and cyclists in Kłodzko, linking the Old Town with the Piasek suburb over the Młynówka stream.

History of the crossing

The first footbridge on this site dated from the Middle Ages. Despite its stone pillars it was regularly destroyed by floods, and towards the end of the 17th century the authorities of Kłodzko gave up rebuilding it. The present stone structure was not built until the end of the 19th century, as part of the town's expansion following the demolition of the old town walls.

The sculpture of the Holy Trinity

On the site of the former, never-rebuilt footbridge, a sculpture of the Holy Trinity was erected at the beginning of the 18th century, funded in 1712 by the widow of the Austrian general von Wallis. It was destroyed by a flood in 1997 and reconstructed in sandstone a year later, then moved to the park of the Siberian Deportees on Nad Kanałem Street.

Nearby

A walk from here leads close to Kłodzko Fortress and the Underground Tourist Route in Kłodzko, as well as to the Franciscan monastery complex in Kłodzko and the Museum of the Kłodzko Land.

Practical information

• Location: Daszyńskiego Street in Kłodzko, over the Młynówka, between the Old Town and the Piasek suburb.
• Getting there: Kłodzko town centre, accessible on foot from the Old Town side.
• What to see: a stone footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists from the end of the 19th century, close to the historic monuments of Kłodzko's centre.