Red Army forces in the course of the Vistula–Oder Offensive. It became part of the Republic of Poland after the territorial changes after World War 2; subsequently, its German population was expelled. In 1945 Szczawno-Zdrój was granted town rights. Notable people Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946), playwright and writer, Nobel laureate in literature for the year 1912 Clytus Gottwald (1925–), composer, conductor, and musicologist Surroundings Historical city of Kłodzko with its houses from 15th and 16th century Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle Medieval town of Niemcza Cistercian monastery at Henryków Wojsławice Arboretum Gallery References Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wałbrzych County Spa towns in Poland