Stary Zdrój
Stary Zdrój ( German: Backwater ) is a district of Wałbrzych ( Waldenburg ) in the Province of Lower Silesia in Poland. Stary Zdrój is located in the north of the city and was initially an independent country church, and until 1873 a spa resort. In 1919, the incorporation into the city Waldenburg who retired from the district of Waldenburg in 1924 and was elevated to city circle.
Geography
Stary Zdrój is located in Waldenburg mountains along Route 35 ( Droga Krajowa 35), which runs from Wałbrzych about Świdnica to Wroclaw. Neighboring towns are Szczawienko and Świebodzice in the north, Lubiechów ( Liebichau ) in the Northeast, Pogorzała ( Seifersdorf ) in the east, in the southeast Dziećmorowice, Sobięcin the southwest, Konradów in the southwest and Szczawno- Zdrój and Struga in the northwest. To the northeast stands the 590 m high bird Koppe ( Ptasia Kopa ).
History
Backwater was first mentioned in 1357 as Aqua Antiqua. It belonged to the Duchy Kammergut Schweidnitz with which it came in 1392 to Bohemia. Subsequently, it was awarded by the Czech king in Bohemian and Silesian nobles as a fief from 1412 and an inheritance. Since 1366 the silver mining is known. 1584 Emperor Rudolf II granted the Bernhard Kuhl on Kammerau the privilege for the coal industry of the blessing of God pit. Early acquired the mineral springs an economic importance. From 1688 Backwater was in possession of the land captain Georg Moritz von Rohr and stone, built the first bathing facilities. Well first doctor was probably the Schweidnitzer Kreisphysikus Kaspar Thym. 1710 Billabong acquired the Schweidnitzer Obersteuereinnehmer Hans Friedrich von Zedlitz, the exchanged his previous possession Wüstewaltersdorf with Georg Moritz von Rohr. Hans Friedrich von Zedlitz sought to further expansion of the spa facilities and hired a well master, who supervised the mineral springs and spa guests. 1718 Backwater acquired a gentleman of Mohrental that still sold it the same year to the Baroness of Rosina Swan Mountain. They ordered the construction of guest houses and accommodation for bathers. 1742 Backwater inherited to her son, the Earl of Harbuval Chamaré.
After the First Silesian War in 1742 Backwater coincided with Silesia to Prussia. 1751 Backwater came to Franz Josef von Mutius, which it inherited in 1788 his son, the Judicial Council Franz Joseph von Mutius († 1813). He expanded the spa facilities, enlarged the house and promenade built several spa hotels and two bathhouses. 1771 Friedrich source, 1798-1802 Wies sources, 1824 and 1857, the Luis Georgsbrunnen source was discovered. This increases the number of bathers rose steadily. The most famous bather should be 1831, the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV had been.
After the reorganization of Prussia Backwater belonged since 1815 to the province of Silesia and was incorporated into the district of Waldenburg from 1818. For the year 1840 are shown: A hospital, two Zechhäuser, a pool and fountain Institute, a mineral spring with five sources, three bath houses, a community house, a stands colonnade, three stately and 18 other guest houses.
1870 leased the family of Mutius the bath to a consortium of municipalities, which should expand backwater into a modern spa. Due to the civil engineering of the Blessing of God pit but the sources disappeared a short time later, so that the bathers 1873 came to a standstill. Even before Backwater developed into a modern industrial center with the companies ' porcelain factory C. Tielsch & Co. "," Flachsgarnspinnerei Petzold and Hoffmann "and" Carlshütte AG ". Due to the strong increase of the population, the Catholic St. Barbara's Church was built in 1871 and a year later the Protestant Church. With 16 021 inhabitants Backwater was incorporated in 1919 to Waldenburg, with which it shares its subsequent history. After the transition to Poland, it was renamed in 1945 in Stary Zdrój and remained a district of Wałbrzych.
Attractions
- The Kurhaus "Lion House " (Dom Zdrojowy ) was built under Bernhard von Mutius in 1800 and renovated after fire damage after 1996. Upstairs is a representative hall with rounded narrow sides and corner niches and mirrored ceiling with stucco frame decor.