CITY PLAN OF KLODZKO

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• Publication Date: July 25, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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SUBJECT City Plan of Klodzko
DATE DISTR. 25
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SUBJECT: City Plan of Klodzko
DATE: 26 JUNE 1958
NO OF PAGES: 9
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City Plan of Klodzko (Glitz)
General Information
1. Klodzko (N 50-26, B 16-39) was the county seat of Klodzko
County a part of Wroclaw Province (wojewodztwo).
It was located in a hilly area, partially lying in the Nysa
Klodzka River valley, and to the south, on the slope of a
mountain which was a part of the Klodzkie Mountain range.
The lowest section of the city was situated about 300 meters
above sea level, and its highest section approximately 500
meters above sea level. The average winter and summer
temperatures were about -8 degrees Centigrade and 12 degrees
Centigrade respectively. The average annual precipitation
was approximately 150 centimeters, occurring mostly during
the spring season. Snowfalls were usually light, The city
was not damaged during World War II. Following the war,
no new construction or repair work was carried out. Consequently,
the majority of the buildings which constituted Klodzko were
o - ruction and in a state of ruins.
"The town isfalling apart". Because
o its an qu ty9 e city was noted as . tourist attraction,
Population
2. :Cn 1957 the population was approximately 25,000, Prior to
World War II, it had been about 309000. The majority of the
population were Eastern Poles, who were former residents of
Polish territories which had been incorporated into the
Soviet Union after World War II. Although prior to World
War II,. Klodzko was part of Germany, there were no German
residents of German extraction remaining in or near the city.
The male population consisted mainly of agricultural, rail-
road and factory workers.
Transportation
3. The city's transportation system consisted of a bus service
and three taxis, The buses were part of the State Automobile
Transportation This was
an inter-city service which linked Klodzko with the
neighboring towns. During their runs from one town to
another, the buses made a few stops within each locality
allowing them to be utilized for intra-city transportation
purposes. Buses ran daily from about 0600 to 2200 hours.
The majority of all highways in the Klodzko area were in
good condition.
Civil Defense
v Defense, program was in operation.
;c organized
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luntification Data
5. Figure 1 on page 9 is a aketc'ri of a town plan of Klodzko-,
]Scale 1:25,000, were used as references. Pinpointed
are the locations of military and industrial installations,
government buildings, bridges and other points of military
interest. All distances and measurements are approximate
unless otherwise specified. Numbers in parentheses below
ref(^' to corresponding numbers on the sketch:
(1) Railroad Brid e - spanned over the Nysa Klodzka
River, Point M. It had a double bow-string
steel superstructure supported by one stone pier
and two stone abutments. It accommodated two
tracks and measured 25 x 6 meters.
(2) Locomotive Repair Yard - consisted of one plastered
brick hall with a sawtooth glass-paneled roof, and
measuring 40 x 20 x 10 meters. It could accommodate
about 15 locomotives. A turntable was located
directly across the building's southwest side.
Only steam powered locomotives were repaired here.
(3) Nysa Klodzka River - a tributary of toe Odra River,
was about 10 meters wide in this area.
(4) Railroad Line - ESO, double-track, led northwest
to Walbrzych (N 50-46, E 16-17).
(5) Main Railroad Station - located on ulica Luzycka.
The station building was a two-story, plastered
brick structure, with a slate tile gable roof,
measuring 30 x 10 x 10 meters. The station
included also a second building used for storage.
It was a one-story red brick construction with a
flat tar paper roof, and measuring 20 x 5 x 5
meters. The station was equipped with exactly
10 tracks,none of which was electrified.Four tracks
were sheltered on a length of about 20 meters by
shed type tar paper roofs.
(6) Highway - cobblestone and asphalt surface, six
meters wide, and in excellent coedit .on. It led
to Wroclaw.
(7)
(8)
Railroad Line - ESG, double-track, it led north to
Kamieniec Slaski (N 50-31, E 16-52).
City and County Hospital Department for Contagious
Diseases - a four-story plastered brick building,
with a red tile hipped roof, and measuring 20 x
10 x 15 meters.
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Piastowski Castle (Zamek Piastowski) - an old
stone structure located on top of a hill, entirely
surrounded by a four meter stone wall, and used
until 1956 as a prison for political offenders.
First Party Secretary Gomulka at one time had been
(10) Highway - six meters wide, with an asphalt surface
and in good condition. It led northwest to Walbrzych
(N 50-46, E 16-17).
(11) Ulica Niska - a four meter wide cobblestone street.
(12) Dam - map seems to indicate a bridge,
the bridge was destroyed during World
War II and that only a two meter high stone-block
dam, originally located underneath the bridge,
remained. The bridge had been of the suspension
type.
(:3) Ulica Luzycka - a five meter wide cobblestone street.
(14) Highway - cobblestone and asphalt surface, five meters
wide and in good condition,) It led northeast to
Zloty Stok (N 50-26, E 16-52).
(15) Ulica Wojaka Polskiecgo - a five meter wide cobble-
stone street.
(16) Ulica Lutycka - a five meter wide street partially
surfaced with cobblestone and partially with
asphalt.
(17)
Army Barracks - consisted of approximately eight
major buildings and several smaller constructions.
The majority of them were of plastered brick
construction, with red tile gable roofs, and yellow
painted walls. Six of the buildings were identical
four-story structures, each measuring 20 x 8 x 15
meters. The remaining two major constructions were
three-stories high, and each measured 30 x 5 x 12
meters. The smaller buildings included a three-
story structure which seemed to be the headquarters.
It was equipped with a hipped roof and measured
10 x 10 x 10 meters o were also two identical
garage buildings, each a one-story plastered brick
construction measuring 30 x 6 x 5 meters and with a
flat tar paper roof. Located between the two earage
in 1957 about 50 two-and-one-half ton "Lublin"
trucks. Stationed here were infantry troops.
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(18) Brick Manufacturing Plant.
(19) City Railroad Station - the station building was
a three-story plastered brick construction measuring
20 x 10 x 10 meters and with a slate tile hipped roof.
The nation was not equipped with extra sidings and
only the two tracks of the I(udowa Line, Point (48),
passed through here.
(20) Public Gasoline Station - the only one in Klodzko.
(21) Road Bridge - over the Nysa Klodzka River, a steel
bow-string superstructure supported by stone
abutments, and measuring 10 x 6 meters. It was
part of ulica Armii Czerwonej.
(22) Ulioa Armii Czerwonej a six-meter wide cobblestone
street.
(23)
(24)
Presidium of the People's Count Council
- located on u ca ze
an UOU80d n a tours ory, plastered brick building
measuring 15 x 15 x 15 meters. The. building had a
slate tile hipped roof.
County Headquarters of the Citizens' Militia
plastered brick building located on ulica Stalinap
measuring 15 x 3.5 x 15 meters and equipped with a red
tile hipped roof. The entire militia force for
Klodzko county consisted of about 30 men.
(25) Pedestrian Overpass - a suspension type overpass of
steel construction, spanned over the Nysa Klodzka
River and railroad, and measuring 30 x 2 meters.
Map shows the overpass spanning the river only, and
not the railroad.
(26)
(27)
Presidium of the Peo le's Cit Council
Boleslawa Chrobrego`in an old four-story, plastered
brick building with a slate tile hipped roof. The
building measured 25 x 25 x 25 meters.
- located on p.ac square
District Exploitatiop of Public Roads
- a three-story
- this car
ion
was responsible- or the ma enanoe of all public
roads and highways in the Klodzko area. The administra-
tive and planning sections were housed in a two-story,
plastered brick building with a red tile gable roof.
The building measured 15 x 10 x 8 meters.
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(28) Ulica Boleslawa Chrobrego - a six meter wide street
with a cobblestone surface. This was Klodzko'a main
business street.
(29) Highway - six meters wide, with an asphalt surface,
and in excellent condition. It led west to Kudowa
(N 50-27, E 16-15).
(30) Public High School,
(31) Fire Department - consisted of two buildings located
on ulica Tranguta 0cne of the buildings was a two.
story red brick structure measuring 15 x 8 x 15 meters
and with a red tile hipped roof. The second build-
ing was a garage of red brick construction measuring
15 x 6 x 5 meters and with a flat tar paper roof.
The entire force consisted of about 25 firemen and
three fire trucks. This was the only permanent fire-
fighting force in Klodzko County.
(32) Plao Wladyslawa Jagielly - a square,the center part
was landscaped; the rest was inlaid with cobblestone.
(33) Trade_ Union Building (Dom Zwiazkow Zawodowych) - a
four-story plastered brick structure with a slate
tile gable roof, located on plac Wladyslawa Jagielly.
The structure measured 20 x 20 x 20 meters. The offices
of the various trade unions were located in this
building, as well as Kiodzko's House of Culture,
(34) Polish National Bank - a three-story, plastered
brick building with a slate tile gable roof, located
on ulica Boleslawa Chrobregoo The building measured
10 x 5 x 15 meters.
(35) Ulica Stalina - a seven meter wide cobblestone street,
probably since renamed.
(36) Technical Equipment Plant - located on ulica Stalina.
It consisted of three buildings, two of which were
similar halls of steel frame with brick skirt construe-
tion and with flat-monitor tar paper roofs; each
measured 20 x 10 x 10 meters. The third building was
a three-story plastered brick structure with a red
tile gable roof; it measured 15 x 10 x 10 meters.
The plant's finished product consisted of machines
for the textile industry, About 150 workers were
employed here.
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(37) City and County Hospital - a four-story, plastered
brick building with a red tile hipped roof, located
on ulica gspitalna The building measured 30 x 10
x 20 meters . It had a bed capacity for 150 patients
and was staffed by about 15 ftotore a
(38) County Prison - a four-stor red brick building with
a tile hipped roof; the building measured 25 x 25
x 25 meters. It was surrounded by a three-meter
high brick wall, topped with several rows of barbed
wire o Spaced along the wall were four watchtowers
of red brick construction, One guard armed with a
submachine gun, was in each tower.
(39) Ulica Polabska a six meter wide cobblestone street
(40) Bus" Terminal - located on plat (square) Jednosai.
The terminal was a three-story, plastered brick build-
ing with a slate tile hipped root; it measured 12 x
S, x 10 motors,
(41) Railroad Bridge - a through-plate-girder steel super-
structure supported by concrete abutments, It was
spanned over a street (name unrecalled), and measured
15 x 6 meters,
(42) Local Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party
located on ulica Bohaterow Ghetta 0 It was housed in
a three-story, plastered brick building (roof type
unrrecalled), which measured 15 x 8 x 15 meters.
(43) State Automobile Transportation Base
consisted of two buildings
plus a vehicle parking area located on ulica Bohaterow
Ghetta o One building was a maintenance hall of
plastered brick construction measuring 40 x 1Q x 5
meters and with a flat-monitor tar paper roof. The
second building was a two-story, plastered brick
construction with'a red tile hipped roof; it measured
10 x 10 x 8 motors, The parking area measured 100
x 60 meters, The entire base was surrounded by a two-
meter high wire mesh fence About 40 vehicles were
parked here after working hours0
(44) Military Border Guard Barracks - consisted of several
buildings since the
barracks area was some distance away from the street
and was entirely surrounded by a three-meter high
brick wall* The nil of personnel stationed there
was unknown
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(45) Highway - Six motors wide, with an asphalt surface,
ind in good condition, It led southeast to Ladeek.
Wro j (N 50-2.1o E 16-53)
(46) iighway - Six tors widep with an asphalt surface,
Bred in poor condition b It led east to Paczkow
(N 50-289 E l7 Oo) ,
(47) Lumber Mill,
(48) Railroad Line - E8G,0 double track leading to approxi-
mately seven kilometers south of Klodzko whore it
branched off into two Single tracks o One track led
to Kudowa (N 50-27k E 6 l5)s and the other to Stronie
g las kie (N 50-18, E 16'53)o
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Town Plan of K1odzko
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