Bardo [ˈbardɔ] is a historical town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Bardo lies on the Eastern Neisse river, flowing out of the Kłodzko Valley towards the Silesian Lowlands.
Bardo was founded in the 10th century as a Polish defensive gord on a medieval trade route from Prague across the Sudetes via Kłodzko to Wrocław and Gniezno.
The surrounding area was populated by Lechitic tribes and became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century under first historic ruler Mieszko I of Poland.
With Ziębice, Bardo was vassalized by the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1336, however, it remained under rule of local Polish dukes of the Piast dynasty until 1428.
[9] Bardo had gained the status of a town in the early 14th century, but this was lost as the result of the destruction caused by World War II.