Stójków

Stójków [ˈstui̯kuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Stójków
Village
Skalniak Villa
Skalniak Villa
Stójków is located in Poland
Stójków
Stójków
Coordinates: 50°19′N 16°53′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKłodzko
GminaLądek-Zdrój
Population
 • Total199

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Lądek-Zdrój, 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Kłodzko, and 91 kilometres (57 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

On 20 August 1946, the village was destroyed by an extremely intense tornado. The European Severe Storms Laboratory officially rated the tornado F3 on the Fujita scale, however, an academically peer-reviewed, published paper in 2017 rated the tornado F3/F4.[2]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Taszarek, Mateusz; Gromadzki, Jakub (1 April 2017). "Deadly Tornadoes in Poland from 1820 to 2015". Monthly Weather Review. 145 (4): 1221–1243. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-16-0146.1.


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