Skrzynka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Skrzynka ( German Heinz village) is a village located in powiat Kłodzki in the Province of Lower Silesia in Poland. It belongs to the urban and rural community Lądek -Zdrój ( Bad Landeck ) and is located 13 kilometers southeast of the county town Kłodzko.
Geography
Skrzynka lies to the east of the Glatzer boiler in the western foothills of Reichensteiner Mountains. Neighboring towns are Droszków in the north, Radochów the southeast, Trzebieszowice in the south, Ołdrzychowice Kłodzkie in the southwest and Rogówek in the northwest. To the east rises the 697 m high saddle vice Koppe ( Bzowiec ).
History
Skrzynka was first mentioned in 1353 as Heynczindorf writing and was vicarage since 1384. It belonged to Glatzer country with which it shared the story of his political and religious affiliation. End of the 16th century came Heinzendorf to the counts Wallis, who combined it with their rule Kunz village.
After the Silesian Wars Heinzendorf coincided with the county of Glatz in 1763 with the Peace of Hubertusburg to Prussia. 1783 sold Olivier Stephen Wallis Heinzendorf along with his other possessions in the county of Glatz the Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Schlabrendorf on Hassitz and pride. After the reorganization of Prussia Heinzendorf belonged since 1815 to the province of Silesia and was first incorporated into the county of Glatz. 1818 was reclassified in the newly formed district Habelschwerdt to which it belonged until 1945. 1939 counted 582 inhabitants.
As a result of World War II Heinzendorf fell in 1945 as almost all of Silesia to Poland and was renamed Skrzynka. The German population was expelled. The new inhabitants were partly displaced from eastern Poland. 1975 to 1998 belonged to Skrzynka Voivodeship Wałbrzych.
Attractions
- The former parish church of St. Bartholomew ( kościół Św. Bartłomieja ) is now a branch church of Trzebieszowice ( Kunz village). It was built on the site of a Gothic church from 1591 and served from 1571 to 1623 as a Protestant church. The tower with its onion dome dates from the first half of the 18th century. The main altar with figures of St. Mary and other saints of about 1650 is painted in color. In the choir there is a two-storey Patronatsloge.