Places with character
a 19th-century steel arch bridge over the Nysa Kłodzka, formerly known as the Horse Bridge
Places with character
a stone footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists from the end of the 19th century over the Młynówka in the centre of Kłodzko
Places with character
medieval market square of Kłodzko with a town hall, a Marian column from 1680 and a well supported on dolphins
Places with character
a Baroque sculpture from around 1720 by the collegiate church in Kłodzko, funded by the commandant of the Kłodzko fortress
Places with character
Prussian barracks warehouses from 1748-1751 at the foot of Kłodzko Fortress, today residential and storage buildings
Atmospheric places in Kłodzko: two bridges, a medieval square, a Baroque statue and Prussian warehouses below the fortress.
At Bolesław Chrobry Square. It is a medieval market square of about 100 by 60 metres, with a clear slope along its shorter sides. Eight streets run out of its four corners, two from each. The town hall stands in the middle, surrounded by a Marian column, a well and historic tenement houses.
A few steps away, on Kościelny Square, opposite the western portal of the collegiate church, stands the statue of St John of Nepomuk from around 1720. It was funded by Maksymilian Mitrowski, baron and commander of the Kłodzko fortress, and his name and titles are carved on the plinth. The saint wears liturgical robes with mannerist folds.
The Iron Bridge is a riveted steel arch bridge over the Nysa Kłodzka from 1882-1883. It used to be called the Horse Bridge, after the square beside it. It still carries road traffic and links both sides of the river.
The footbridge on Daszyńskiego Street is for pedestrians and cyclists. The stone crossing over the Młynówka stream connects the Old Town with the Piasek suburb. The first footbridge here dates from the Middle Ages, but floods kept destroying it, and at the end of the 17th century rebuilding was abandoned. The present one appeared only in the late 19th century.
The barracks warehouse complex is a group of Prussian buildings from 1748-1751 at the foot of the Kłodzko Fortress, along Łukasińskiego and Kolejowa streets. They once held barracks, food stores and a military hospital; today they serve as housing and storage, and since 1984 they have been in the register of monuments. You see them from the outside.
Five places on this list carry the For couples tag, so it makes a good set for a shared walk. More ideas are on the For couples in Kłodzko list, historic buildings are collected under architecture in Kłodzko, and churches and monasteries round off the route. The whole town is on the Kłodzko attractions page, and similar places from the region under places with character in Lower Silesia.
