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Encyclopedia > Lower Silesia (Prussian province)
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Lower Silesia (German Niederschlesien) was a province of Prussia which together with Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) formed most of the historical region Silesia until the end of World War II. Silesia was ceded by Austria to Prussia in 1742, and in 1919 divided into Upper and Lower Silesia. The capital of Lower Silesia was Breslau (Wrocław). The province was further divided into two administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke), Breslau and Liegnitz. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... P.G Wodehouse was interned in Upper Silesia at Tost during WWII ... Silesia (Polish ÅšlÄ…sk, German Schlesien, Czech Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... Wrocław, ( [:vrɔʦwaf]), German Breslau, Czech Vratislav, Latin Wratislavia; many Polish documents in English use the spelling Wroclaw) is the capital of Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ...

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Administrative regions

Regierungsbezirk Breslau

City Counties / Stadtkreise

  1. City of Breslau
  2. City of Brieg
  3. City of Schweidnitz
  4. City of Waldenburg

Wrocław, ( [:vrɔʦwaf]), German Breslau, Czech Vratislav, Latin Wratislavia; many Polish documents in English use the spelling Wroclaw) is the capital of Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Brzeg is a town in south-western Poland with 39,900 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Opole Voivodship. ... Świdnica (German Schweidnitz) is a town in southwestern Poland. ... Wałbrzych (pronounce: [vawbʒix], German Waldenburg) is a town in south-western Poland with 139,600 inhabitants (1995). ...

Counties / Landkreise

  1. Breslau County
  2. Brieg County
  3. Frankenstein County
  4. Glatz County
  5. Groß Wartenberg County
  6. Guhrau County
  7. Habelschwerdt County
  8. Militsch County
  9. Namslau County
  10. Neumarkt County
  11. Oels County
  12. Ohlau County
  13. Reichenbach (im Eulengebirge) County
  14. Schweidnitz County
  15. Strehlen County
  16. Trebnitz County
  17. Waldenburg County
  18. Wohlau County

Wrocław, ( [:vrɔʦwaf]), German Breslau, Czech Vratislav, Latin Wratislavia; many Polish documents in English use the spelling Wroclaw) is the capital of Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Brzeg is a town in south-western Poland with 39,900 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Opole Voivodship. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lower Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska w Kłodzku Mayor Roman Lipski Area 25 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 30. ... Góra is a town in western Poland with 13,000 inhabitants (2003). ... Motto: none Voivodship Lower Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska w Bystrzycy Kłodzkiej Mayor Bogdan Krynicki Area unknown km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 11 320 (2003) none unknown/km² Founded City rights 13th century 1319 Latitude Longitude 50° 18 N 16° 38 E Area code +48 74 Car plates DKL Twin... Oleśnica (German Oels or Öls. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Categories: Poland-related stubs | Towns in Poland ... Świdnica (German Schweidnitz) is a town in southwestern Poland. ... Trzebnica is a city near Wroclaw in Silesia, capital of Trzebnica County. ... Wałbrzych (pronounce: [vawbʒix], German Waldenburg) is a town in south-western Poland with 139,600 inhabitants (1995). ... Wołów (German: Wohlau) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodship of southern Poland. ...

Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz

City Counties / Stadtkreise

  1. City of Glogau
  2. City of Görlitz
  3. City of Hirschberg im Riesengebirge
  4. City of Liegnitz

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Map of Germany showing Görlitz Görlitz ( pronunciation, Lusatian: Zhorjelc, Czech Zhorelec) is a town in Germany on the river Neiße, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony, opposite to the Polish town of Zgorzelec, with which it was until 1945 united. ... Jelenia Góra (German Hirschberg) is a town in south-western Poland. ... Legnica (pronounce: [lεgniʦa], formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995). ...

Counties / Landkreise

  1. Bunzlau County
  2. Fraustadt County
  3. Freystadt in Niederschlesien
  4. Glogau County
  5. Görlitz County
  6. Goldberg County
  7. Grünberg County
  8. Hirschberg County
  9. Hoyerswerda County
  10. Jauer County
  11. Landeshut County
  12. Lauban County
  13. Liegnitz County
  14. Löwenberg County
  15. Lüben County
  16. Rothenburg in Oberlausitz County
  17. Sprottau County (in Sagan)

Now Lower Silesia lies mainly in Poland (see Lower Silesian Voivodship) and with parts in the German state of Saxony; the Görlitz, Rothenburg and Hoyerswerda areas. Bolesławiec is a town in southwestern Poland (Lower Silesia), with 41,300 inhabitants (2000). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Zgorzelec (Lusatian: Zhorjelc, Czech: Zhořelec) is a town in south-western Poland with 36,800 inhabitants (1995). ... Złotoryja (Latin: Aureus Mons, Aurum, German Goldberg) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodship, southwestern Poland. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lubusz Municipal government Rada Miasta Zielona Góra Mayor Bożena Ronowicz Area 58,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 118 730 - 2047/km² Founded City rights 13th century 1323 Latitude Longitude 51°56 N 15°30 E Area code +48 68 Car plates FZ Twin towns Nitra Slovakia... Jelenia Góra (German Hirschberg) is a town in south-western Poland. ... Hoyerswerda (Sorbian Wojerecy; population 50,203) is a town in the German Bundesland of Saxony. ... Jawor is a town in south-western Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1998). ... Kamienna Góra is a town in south-western Poland with 23,043 inhabitants (2001). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Legnica (pronounce: [lεgniʦa], formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Lubin is a town in south-western Poland, on Zimnica River. ... Żagań, Poland. ... Lower Silesian voivodship since 1999 Lower Silesia (Polish Dolny Śląsk, German Niederschlesien, Latin Silesia Inferior) is the north-western part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia in Poland, located along the middle Oder River and organized into Lower Silesian Voivodship, (Polish: województwo dolnośląskie) with capital Wrocław It was... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... Map of Germany showing Görlitz Görlitz ( pronunciation, Lusatian: Zhorjelc, Czech Zhorelec) is a town in Germany on the river Neiße, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony, opposite to the Polish town of Zgorzelec, with which it was until 1945 united. ...


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Silesia (Polish ÅšlÄ…sk, German Schlesien, Czech Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ... Lower Silesian voivodship since 1999 Lower Silesia (Polish: Dolny ÅšlÄ…sk, Latin: Silesia Inferior, German: Niederschlesien) is the north-western part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia in Poland, located along the middle Odra River and organized into Lower Silesian Voivodship, (Polish: województwo dolnoÅ›lÄ…skie) with... Lower Silesian voivodship since 1999 Lower Silesia (Polish Dolny Śląsk, German Niederschlesien, Latin Silesia Inferior) is the north-western part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia in Poland, located along the middle Oder River and organized into Lower Silesian Voivodship, (Polish: województwo dolnośląskie) with capital Wrocław It was...

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Lower Silesia at AllExperts (641 words)
Polish Lower Silesia, the bulk of the historical region, is administratively part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in western Poland, while a small region west of the Lusatian Neisse added to Silesia in 1815 is divided between Görlitz, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis, and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in eastern Germany.
Silesia was split into Lower and Upper parts in 1172 during the period of Poland's feudal fragmentation, when the land was divided between two sons of High Duke Władysław II: Bolesław the Tall ruling over Lower Silesia with his capital in Wrocław and Mieszko Plątonogi ruling over Upper Silesia with his capital in Opole.
The small section of Lower Silesia east of the Lusatian Neisse which remained in Germany is divided between the districts of Görlitz and Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis in Saxony and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg.
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