Other uses File Silesia dvcatvs Blaeu Atlas 1645 .png thumb Coat of Arms of Lower Silesia File Herb Ksi stwa Cieszyna.jpg thumb Coat of Arms of Upper SilesiaSilesia IPAc en icon s a l i or IPAc ... Schl sing lang cs Slezsko Silesian language Silesian l nsk IPA lonsk lang la Silesia is a historical ... , and Germany . Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia s largest city and historical capital is Wroc aw . Other large cities are Opole ... river is the Oder River Oder in German in Polish and Czech Odra . Silesia s borders and national affiliation ... century Silesia was incorporated into the early Polish state, but it later broke into independent ... Crown Crown of Bohemia , which passed to the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy in 1526. Most of Silesia ... World War II 1945 the bulk of Silesia was transferred to Polish jurisdiction and become legally and politically part of Poland. Meanwhile the remaining small parts of Silesia mostly went to Czechoslovakia ... century as independent Silesian Piasts Duchies of Silesia 12th century to 14th century as Duchies of Silesia within Lands of the Bohemian Crown Bohemian Crown 1335 to 1526 within Bohemian Crown as part ... parts in Czech Republic and Germany from 1945 File Silesia Now .png thumb 360px Historic Silesia ..., Prussian Silesia as of 1815 in yellow Most inhabitants of Silesia today speak the national languages ... of German is almost extinct. Etymology The names of Silesia in the different languages most likely share their etymology Latin and English Silesia Polish l sk Old Polish l sk o Silesian l nsk German ... Mount l a in mid southern Silesia. The mountain is a prehistoric holy place. l a is listed ref ... History of Silesia File Silesia 1172 1177.jpg thumb Silesia in an early period of Piast Poland Fragmentation and Invasion, 1146 1295 Poland s fragmentation , 1172 1177 Silesia has been inhabited from ... recorded within Silesia in the 1st century. Slavic peoples arrived in this territory around the 6th ... more details
Silesia is a Silesia historical region in Central Europe. Historical territories of Silesia include Silesia , split between the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland Lower Silesia , split between Germany and Poland Upper Silesia , split between the Czech Republic and Poland Czech Silesia , in the Czech Republic Cieszyn Silesia , split between the Czech Republic and Poland Middle Silesia , in Poland Administrative units of Silesia include Province of Silesia , former Prussian province 1740&ndash 1919 1938&ndash 1941 Province of Lower Silesia , former Prussian province 1919&ndash 1938 1941&ndash 1945 Province of Upper Silesia , former Prussian province 1919&ndash 1938 1941&ndash 1945 Austrian Silesia Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia Austrian Silesia , former Austrian kronland 1742&ndash 1919 Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship 1920&ndash 1945 Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia , former Saxon district 1994&ndash 2008 Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in Poland 1999&ndash Silesian Voivodeship , in Poland 1999&ndash Opole Voivodeship , in Poland 1999&ndash Lubusz Voivodeship , in Poland 1999&ndash Moravian Silesian Region , in the Czech Republic 2000&ndash Religious bodies Evangelical Church of Berlin Brandenburg Silesian Upper Lusatia Evangelical Church of Silesia n Upper Lusatia Evangelical Church of Silesia , former Protestant united regional church body in Germany 1947&ndash 2004 Silesian Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession , a Lutheran regional church body in the Czech Republic See also Silesian disambiguation Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union Dukes of Silesia German battleship Schlesien SMS Schlesien , A German battleship that served in both World Wars Silesian Confederacy , a fictional nation in David Weber s science fiction Honorverse disambig ca Sil sia desambiguaci cs Slezsko rozcestn k pl l sk ujednoznacznienie ro Silezia dezambiguizare ru ... more details
Infobox planet width 25em background FFFFC0 name 257 Silesia discoverer Johann Palisa discovered April 5, 1886 alt names 1929 DD, 1952 FL sub 1 sub , br 1952 HU named after Silesia mp category Asteroid belt Main belt epoch 30 January 2005 Julian day JD 2453400.5 semimajor 466.195 Giga G m 3.116 Astronomical unit AU perihelion 410.669 Gm 2.745 AU aphelion 521.721 Gm 3.487 AU eccentricity 0.119 period 2009.341 day d 5.5 Julian year astronomy a inclination 3.648 degree angle asc node 34.893 arg peri 24.727 mean anomaly 2.013 avg speed 16.87 km second s dimensions 73.0 km mass unknown density unknown surface grav unknown escape velocity unknown rotation unknown spectral type unknown abs magnitude 9.47 albedo unknown single temperature unknown 257 Silesia is a large Asteroid belt Main belt asteroid . It was discovered by Johann Palisa on April 5, 1886 in Vienna . It is named after Silesia , a region of the Central Europe . Little data is available on it. References ftp ftp.lowell.edu pub elgb astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database http cfa www.harvard.edu iau lists NumberedMPs.html Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances Minor planets navigator 256 Walpurga 258 Tyche Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Silesia Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1886 S beltasteroid stub bs 257 Silesia de 257 Silesia el 257 es 257 Silesia eo 257 Silesio eu 257 Silesia fa fr 257 Silesia it 257 Silesia la 257 Silesia hu 257 Silesia ja no 257 Silesia nn 257 Silesia pl 257 Silesia pt 257 Silesia sk 257 Silesia sl 257 lezija sr 257 Silesia tl 257 Silesia uk 257 vi 257 Silesia ... more details
about the 19th and 20th century Prussian province the medieval duchy Duchy of Silesia the present day ... native name Provinz Schlesien conventional long name Silesia Province common name Silesia subdivision ... Monarchy.svg s1 Province of Lower Silesia flag s1 Flagge Preu en Provinz Schlesien.svg s2 Province of Upper Silesia flag s2 Flagge Preu en Provinz Oberschlesien.svg image flag Flagge Preu en ... symbol type article image map Map Prussia Silesia.svg image map caption The Province of Silesia red ... br Liegnitz region Liegnitz br Oppeln region Oppeln The Province of Silesia lang de Provinz Schlesien ... Republic , in 1919, Silesia was divided into the separate provinces of Province of Upper Silesia Upper Silesia and Province of Lower Silesia Lower Silesia . The two provinces were reunited into a single province from 1938 41. History Image Provnice of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, 1905, Administrative ... II the Great of Kingdom of Prussia Prussia annexed most of Silesia as part of the War of the Austrian Succession 1740 1748 . By war s end, the Kingdom of Prussia had conquered almost all of Silesia, while some parts of Silesia in the extreme southeast, like the Duchy of Teschen and Duchy of Troppau , remained possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy as Austrian Silesia . The Seven Years War 1756 1763 confirmed Prussian control over most of Silesia, and it became one of the most loyal territories of Prussia ... of Silesia was created out of the Silesian territories acquired by Prussia in the Silesian Wars ... province, Silesia became part of the German Empire during the Prussian led unification of Germany in 1871. There was considerable industrialization in Silesia, and many people moved there at that time ... of the Province of Silesia were transferred to the Second Polish Republic and Czechoslovakia . In 1919 ... of Lower Silesia Province Lower Silesia Niederschlesien and Upper Silesia Province Upper Silesia Oberschlesien . Between 1938 and 1941, Upper and Lower Silesia were merged to a single province, the Province ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Middle Silesia was the name used to describe Regierungsbezirk Breslau region, which existed between 1815 and 1919 in Prussian Province of Silesia . The area is now the eastern part of Lower Silesia including cities of Wroc aw , Wa brzych , widnica , K odzko , Namys w and Brzeg . coord missing Lower Silesian Voivodeship Category Lower Silesian Voivodeship Category Geography of Silesia LowerSilesian geo stub de Mittelschlesien pl l sk rodkowy ... more details
About the historical region the former Prussian province Upper Silesia Province Image Superiorem Silesiam AD1746.jpg thumb 300px Map of Upper Silesia, 1746 Upper Silesia lang cs Horn Slezsko lang de Oberschlesien Silesian German Oberschl sing lang la Silesia Superior lang pl G rny l sk Silesian language ... ref is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia . Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of chronologically Greater Moravia , Kingdom of Bohemia Bohemia ... and Silesian Voivodeship s and the Czech Republic Czech Silesia , or the Silesian Moravian Region . Upper Silesia is situated in the Silesian highlands, between the upper Oder River Oder and upper Vistula rivers. The total population of the Upper Silesian Industry Area is 3,487,000. Opole Silesia , Cieszyn Silesia , and Austrian Silesia are historical parts of Upper Silesia. The territory of Opole Silesia composes much of Opole Voivodeship . History Image Upper Silesia coat of arms.png thumb 19th century coat of arms of Upper Silesia. At the time of Svatopluk I and King Arnulf of Carinthia in the 9th century, Silesia was a part of Greater Moravia after its destruction in the early 10th century, it was conquered by Bohemia . Upper Silesia was soon conquered by the newly installed dukes ... the re establishment of Poland under Casimir the Great , all of Silesia was specifically excluded ... of settlers into Upper Silesia stopped because of the plague. Latin, Czech and German language ... needed date May 2010 Lower Silesia and most of Upper Silesia became part of the Kingdom of Prussia ... ruled Bohemian Crown as the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia, colloquially called Austrian Silesia . In the 19th century, Upper Silesia became an industrial area taking advantage of its plentiful ... Silesia . From 1919 1921 three Silesian Uprisings occurred among the Polish speaking populace of Upper Silesia the Battle of Annaberg was fought in the region in 1921. In the Upper Silesia plebiscite ... more details
Image Silesia walls.JPG thumb right 200px center Silesia Walls near Szprotawa in Poland center Silesia Walls lang pl Wa y l skie , lang de Dreigr ben are a line of three or sometimes fewer parallel earthen ramparts and ditches that run through Lower Silesia in Poland , by the towns Szprotawa and Ko uch w . The walls are about 2.5 meters tall and, at their widest, 47 meters. They run for about 30 kilometers. It is hypothesized by Maciej Boryna of the Muzeum Ziemi Szprotawskiej that the Silesia Walls were the southwest border of the Duchy of G og w and built in 1413 1467. It is possible that rather than being military in nature the wall was designed to reduce smuggling. References refbegin M. Boryna Raport z programu badawczego Wa y l skie 2000 2006 . W. Sch pke Die Dreigr ben in Zeitschrift des Vereins f r Geschichte Schlesiens , 36. Band, Breslau , 1902 refend Poland hist stub Category History of Poland 966 1385 Category History of Silesia Category Borders of Poland Category Separation barriers cs Slezsk valy de Dreigr ben fr Murs de Sil sie pl Wa y l skie ... more details
Refimprove date September 2009 Expo Silesia is a new exhibition center exhibition and trade fair center located in the city of Sosnowiec in Silesian Voivodeship , near D browa G rnicza . The center is located in place of the Silma factory, and was funded by Kolporter Expo Ltd a member of the Kolporter Holding Kolporter Group . External links http www.kolporterexpo.pl english expo silesia.html Kolporter Expo official site http wikimapia.org lat 50.313201&lon 19.199553&z 15&l 28&m m&v 2 Localization of Expo Silesia in Wikimapia Coord 50.313201 19.199553 type landmark display title Category Sosnowiec Category Trade shows in Poland poland struct stub pl Expo Silesia ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Saturdays in Silesia Cover Saturdays in Silesia 45 cover.png Caption Artist Rational Youth from Album Cold War Night Life A side B side Released Format Recorded Genre Synthpop Length 4 21 Label Yul Writer Tracy Howe Bill Vorn Producer Pat Deserio Please note This is not necessarily the same as Artist Certification Chart position Last single This single Next single Misc Saturdays in Silesia was a 1982 single from Rational Youth , a Canada Canadian New Wave music New Wave band. It was probably the band s greatest hit. The song had also been adapted for the Commodore 64 sound demo Synth Sample 1 . See also Silesia Category Canadian pop songs Category 1982 singles ... more details
PLFA team name Silesia Miners bgcolour 000000 fontcolour FFFFFF helmet logo uniform founded 2006 in sports 2006 suspended folded location Katowice , Poland field division colours Black and White br Color box 000000 Color box FFFFFF nickname coach Micha Ko ek manager owner championships 2009 mascot website http www.silesiaminers.pl www.silesiaminers.pl The Silesia Miners are an American football team in Katowice , Silesia , Poland . They play in the Polish American Football League . History The team was founded in April 2006. In 2009 they won the final of the Polish American Football League against The Crew Wroc aw ref http pzfa.pl ?go start&news 1126 AZS Silesia Miners nowym mistrzem PLFA ref . After earning the team has been honored with the title Team of the month in November 2009 by the International Federation of American Football ref http www.ifaf.info articles view 281 L2FydGljbGVzL2NhdGVnb3J5Lzc category 7 SILESIA MINERS WIN POLISH BOWL IV OCTOBER TEAM OF THE MONTH ref . Honours Polish Bowl Champions 2009 Runners up 2007 References reflist External links http www.silesiaminers.pl Official website poland sport stub Amfoot team stub American football in Poland Category American football teams in Poland Category Sport in Katowice de Silesia Miners fr Silesia Miners pl Silesia Miners szl Silesia Miners ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 The Duchies of Silesia resulted from divisions of the original Duchy of Silesia after 1138. In accordance with the last will and Testament of Boles aw III Krzywousty testament ... the Exile received the Duchy of Silesia and, as the eldest, was also granted the title of a High Duke ... divided Silesia in 1173 Boles aw I the Tall , the eldest, received the Duchy of Wroc aw including ... his brother Boles aw, who after Konrad s death about 1180 90 again inherited it. gallery Image Silesia ... br legend yellow Mieszko I Tanglefoot Image Silesia 1177 1185.jpg 1177 1185 br legend orange Boles aw ... Konrad Spindleshanks Image Silesia 1185 1201.jpg 1185 1201 br legend orange Boles aw I the Tall br legend green Jaros aw Opolski br legend yellow Mieszko I Tanglefoot Image Silesia 1201 1202.jpg ... Mieszko I Tanglefoot gallery Miezsko I Tanglefoot ruled over the Upper Silesia n duchies of Racib rz ... s cousin Henry I the Bearded remained sovereign of the Lower Silesia n Duchy of Wroc aw, he acquired .... After the death of Casimir I of Opole, Henry managed to reunite whole Silesia under his reign. Henry I the Bearded was succeeded by his son Henry II the Pious in 1238, while Upper Silesia was inherited ... Silesia until 1248. Mieszko II the Fat, of Upper Silesia, in 1244, returned Kalisz to Duke Przemys ... Opolski. gallery Image Silesia 1206 1217.jpg 1206 1217 br legend orange Henry I the Bearded br legend ... Mieszko I Tanglefoot, br spaces 4 1211 Casimir I of Opole Image Silesia 1217 1230.jpg 1217 1230 br legend orange Henry I the Bearded br legend yellow Casimir I of Opole Image Silesia 1241 1243.jpg 1241 ... 1242 br legend lightgreen W adys aw Opolski br legend yellow Mieszko II the Fat Image Silesia 1243 ... br legend lightblue Lel w, until 1247 gallery Silesia was subsequently divided among the descendants ... of Silesia , and territories they ruled were known as Duchies of Silesia. Many of the Duchies ..., which fell to the House of Habsburg in 1526. In 1742, Silesia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia ... more details
one source date July 2010 File esk Slezsko po roce 1920 na map eska.png thumb right Czech Silesia green and the so called Moravian enclaves in Silesia red in relation to the current regions of the Czech Republic Czech Silesia lang cs esk Slezsko lang de Tschechisch Schlesien lang pl l sk Czeski is an unofficial name of one of the three Czech lands and a section of the Silesia n historical region ... Region , with a section in the northern Olomouc Region . Sometimes called Moravian Silesia lang cs ... identical with the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia , also known as Austrian Silesia before 1918 between 1938 and 1945 the area was also named Sudeten Silesia , referring to the Sudetenland . Geography Image Czech Silesia En.png thumb Czech Silesia now lies across several of the northern regions Czech Silesia borders Moravia in the south, Poland Polish Silesia in the north in the northwest the County ... Silesian Region Moravian Silesia save for its southern edges and, in its far west, a small ... Image Silesia.svg thumb Coat of arms of Czech Silesia formerly the coat of arms of Lower Silesia Modern day Czech Silesia derives primarily from a small part of Silesia that remained within the Lands ... in 1742, when the rest of Silesia was ceded to Kingdom of Prussia Prussia . It was re organised as the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia , with its capital at Opava lang de Troppau , lang pl Opawa . In 1900 ... Duchy formed part of the newly created state of Czechoslovakia , except the Cieszyn Silesia , which .... Hlu n Region lang cs Hlu nsko , lang de Hultschiner L ndchen , formerly part of Province of Silesia Prussian Silesia , also became part of Czechoslovakia under the Treaty of Versailles in 1920. Following the Munich Agreement of 1938, most of Czech Silesia became part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland ... . With the exception of the areas around Cieszyn, Ostrava and Hlu n, Czech Silesia was predominantly settled by German speaking populations up until 1945. Following the Second World War , Czech Silesia ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 See also Duchy of Silesia . Infobox Former Country native name Herzogtum Ober und Niederschlesien conventional long name Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia common name Silesia ... of Silesia date start event1 Part of Austrian Empire date event1 1804 event2 Crown land of br ... Silesia image p1 File POL woj dolnoslaskie COA 2009.svg 20px Silesia s1 Czech Silesia image s1 File Silesia.svg 20px Czech Silesia s2 Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship image s2 File POL wojew dztwo l skie ... image map Schlesien Donaumonarchie.png image map caption Austrian Silesia shown in red within ... stat year1 1910 stat area1 5147 stat pop1 756949 footnotes The Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia lang ... Silesia lang de sterreichisch Schlesien lang cs Rakousk Slezsko lang pl l sk Austriacki , and despite the official name it only included parts of Upper Silesia , while none of Lower Silesia was within its borders. It is largely coterminous with the present day region of Czech Silesia . Geography File Oesterreichisch Schlesien1880.png left thumb Austrian Silesia outlined in yellow , Richard Andree , 1880 Austrian Silesia consisted of two territories, separated by the Moravia n land strip ... Vistula rivers to the border with Prussian Silesia in the north. In the east the Bia a Vistula Bia a ... of the Bohemian kingdom, Silesia was inherited by Archduke Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand ... at the Battle of Chotusitz leading to the Treaty of Breslau , in which Silesia was divided. File sterreichisch Schlesien 1746.svg thumb left Composition of Austrian Silesia Under the terms of the treaty ... only a small part of southeastern Silesia remained with the Habsburg Monarchy , consisting of the Duchy ... and Lower Silesia, a Land of the Bohemian Crown with its capital in Opava . In 1766 the title ... title would include the Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia . Austrian Silesia was connected by rail ... Silesia was ceded to the newly created state of Czechoslovakia by the 1919 Treaty of Saint Germain ... more details
New Silesia may also refer to the Barossa Valley in Australia. Infobox Former Subdivision native name Neuschlesien small German language de small br Nowy l sk small Polish language pl small conventional long name New Silesia common name New Silesia subdivision Province nation Kingdom of Prussia Prussia life span 1795 1807 event start Third Partition of Poland 3nd Polish Partition year start 1795 date start 24 October event end Treaties of Tilsit year end 1807 date end 9 July p1 Duchy of Siewierz image p1 File Ksi stwo Siewierskie herb .gif 20px Duchy of Siewierz p2 Krak w Voivodeship 14th century 1795 image p2 File POL wojew dztwo krakowskie IRP COA.svg 20px Krak w Voivodeship s1 Duchy of Warsaw image s1 File Duchy of Warsaw 11.PNG 24px Duchy of Warsaw image flag image coat image map NeuSchlesien.png image map caption New Silesia among the Polish territories annexed by Prussia in the Third Partition light blue capital Siewierz Sewerien stat area1 stat pop1 stat year1 political subdiv New Silesia lang de Neuschlesien or Neu Schlesien was a small Provinces of Prussia province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 to 1807, created after the Partitions of Poland Third Partition of Poland . It was located northwest of Krak w and southeast of Cz stochowa , in the lands that had been part of the Silesian Duchy of Siewierz and the adjacent Polish historical province of Lesser Poland the Krak w Voivodeship 14th century 1795 Krak w Voivodeship , including the towns of arki , Pilica, Silesian Voivodeship Pilica , B dzin , and S awk w . New Silesia had its capital at Siewierz . However, it was originally to be governed by the Province of Silesia Silesian capital Wroc aw Breslau Wroc aw and later largely administered by South Prussia . After the defeat of Prussia in the War of the Fourth ... de icon Territories and provinces of Prussia Silesia topics coord 50 28 N 19 13 E region PL type adm2nd source dewiki display title Category History of Silesia Category Geography of Silesia ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The development of Technology in Silesia started towards the end of the 18th century when the Prussia n authorities created a special department for mining and metallurgy under the direction of the Count Frederic Wilhelm von Reden . Upper Silesia n heavy industry, for two centuries, occupied the leading position in Europe in terms of technology, economy and workers welfare. Places to visit to see this progression of technology Bielsko Bia a Museum Technology and Textile Industry Museum Dom Tkacza Museum the Weaver s House Bobrek Steel Mill The Elzbieta Mine Shaft Cz stochowa The Building Complex of the Former Saturn Coal Mine Glivice Steel Mill Nikiszowiec is an example of a workers colony from the beginning of the 20th century The Fizinus Shafts Zabrze a steam operated lift machine dating from 1915 is an object of interest in the mine br Category History of Silesia Category Industrial history ... more details
province Province of Lower Silesia Image S Scheibler452ps.jpg thumb upright Coat of arms of Lower Silesia Lower Silesia lang pl Dolny l sk lang cz Doln Slezsko , lang la Silesia Inferior lang ... and geographical region of Silesia Upper Silesia is to the southeast. Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of medieval Poland , Bohemia , Habsburg Monarchy ... Province of Lower Silesia became Polish, a smaller part remained German. A small part of the historical Lower Silesia belongs to the Czech Republic, namely the Jesen k District and He manovice as well ... lands formed the south part of the Duchy of Nysa . The southern border of Lower Silesia is mapped by the mountain ... the historical western border. To the north, Silesia is bordered by the Barycz river, and to the east, by parts of Greater Poland . Polish Lower Silesia, the bulk of the historical region, is located ... Silesia on the western side of the Lusatian Neisse is located in Germany namely the Landkreis ... the Napoleonic Wars , the region became part of the Prussian Province of Silesia in 1815, and after its division, part of the Province of Lower Silesia in 1919. History Image Z dolnoslaskie.jpg thumb ... people settled in Lower Silesia, living in caves and primitive chalets. They were collectors, hunters ... In the La T ne culture period, Lower Silesia was inhabited by the Celts , who had their main place ... records that between the Celtic and the Slavic period, Lower Silesia was inhabited by a number of Germanic tribes . Among them, are the Vandals , the Lugii , and the Silingi , who might have given the Silesia ... westwards, a number of new peoples came into Silesia from Sarmatia , Asia Minor , and the Asian steppes ... geographer c. 845 reported the l anie the other possible source of the region s l sk and later Silesia ... , Trebovane , Poborane , and Dedositze tribes. At the same time, Upper Silesia was inhabited by the Opolanie ... by today s Czech Republic . In the first Polish state In 990 Silesia was conquered and incorporated ... more details
Eastern Silesia was formerly the Austria n crownland Austrian Silesia , which was occupied by Czechoslovakia after World War I . It had an area of 1,987 sq mi 5,146 km , with a population of 680,422 in 1900. The capital was Opava . Plans for a plebiscite fell through, and the area was divided between Czechoslovakia and Poland . The territory was entered by the Czech military on 23 January 1919, after negotiations with Poland broke down. A final agreement on the border was reached on 28 July 1920. Postage stamps Image Stamp Eastern Silesia 1920 3h.jpg right 160px thumb Overprint on imperforate Hradcany 3 haleru stamp of Czechoslovakia . Eastern Silesia is remembered today by philately philatelist s, since the plans for the plebiscite included the issuance of special postage stamp s. These were stamps of Czechoslovakia and Poland, overprint ed with various combinations of SO or S. O. French language Fr. Silesie Orientale , and 1920 . They were in use from February to September of 1920. The overprints were produced in considerable numbers with a few exceptions, the stamps are commonly available today at the minimum price. The postal history of the territory is quite complicated, with both overprinted and unoverprinted stamps of the contending countries and Austria in use at different post offices at different times. External links http czechphilatelist.tripod.com snejdarek In depth article on Eastern Silesia and its postal history Category Historical regions in Poland Category Historical regions in the Czech Republic Category Silesia ru ... more details
File Silesia coat of arms.png thumb upright Lower Silesia s historical coat of arms. File Upper Silesia coat of arms.png thumb upright Upper Silesia s historical coat of arms. The history of Silesia can be traced for many millennia, although only the last one and a half are relatively known. Silesia ... tribes were first recorded within Silesia in the 1st century. citation needed date May 2009 ... Croatia . citation needed date May 2009 The first known states in Silesia were those of Greater Moravia and Bohemia . In the 10th century, Mieszko I incorporated Silesia into the Polish state. In this state ..., descendants of W adys aw II the Exile , High Duke of Poland. In the Middle Ages , Silesia was divided among Duchies of Silesia many independent duchies ruled by various Silesian Dukes of Silesia dukes ... duchies. Silesia subsequently became a possession of the Crown of Bohemia under the Holy Roman Empire ... part of Brandenburg. In 1742, most of Silesia was seized by King Frederick the Great of Kingdom ... of Silesia . After World War I, parts of Silesia were transferred to the Second Polish Republic and administered as the Silesian Voivodeship 1920 1939 Silesian Voivodeship . A Upper Silesia plebiscite plebiscite recorded the majority of the population of all of Upper Silesia wished to remain part of Germany. However, the easternmost portion of Upper Silesia, with a majority ethnic Polish population, was transferred to Poland. The Prussian Province of Silesia within Germany was divided into the Provinces of Province of Lower Silesia Lower Silesia and Province of Upper Silesia Upper Silesia . Austrian Silesia officially Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia almost identical with modern day Czech Silesia , the small portion of Silesia retained by Austria after the Silesian Wars , became part ... of Silesia were seized by the Soviet Union. According to the Potsdam agreement most of this territory ... circa 4500 4000 BC Silesia is part of the Danubian culture yellow . The first signs of genus Homo ... more details
language cs small conventional long name Duchy of Silesia common name Silesia continent Europe region Silesia country Central Europe era High Middle Ages status Duchy empire government type Principality ... type Duchy title leader Dukes of Silesia Dukes leader1 W adys aw II the Exile W adys aw the Exile year ... map Silesia 1172 1177.jpg image map caption Silesia 1172 77 Fragmentation begins with splitting off ... of Silesia lang pl Ksi stwa l skie , lang de Herzogtum Schlesien with its capital at Wroc aw was a medieval duchy located in the historic Silesia n region. Soon after it was formed under the Poland during the Piast dynasty Piast dynasty in 1138, it fragmented into various Duchies of Silesia ... I, Duke of Bohemia Sobeslaus I . In the west Lower Silesia bordered on the German March of Lusatia later ... running along the B br and Kwisa rivers. Silesia was limited by the Polish provinces of Greater Poland ... und Duchy of Pless Pszczyna to Upper Silesia in favour of Duke Mieszko IV Tanglefoot . After Silesia had become a Kingdom of Bohemia Bohemian fief according to the 1335 Treaty of Trentschin , these lordships ... of Poland in 1138 Legend orange Duchy of Silesia under W adys aw II the Exile W adys aw II ... Silesia, W adys aw s sons were able to return to the duchy in 1163. As long as they were under ... of many which led to the creation of numerous Duchies of Silesia in the following centuries W adys aw s eldest son, Boles aw I the Tall , received Lower Silesia with Wroc aw as his residence ... I Tanglefoot , received a far smaller part in Upper Silesia and took his residence at Racib rz this resulted ... of Opole remained with the estates of Mieszko s descendants, whereby the secession of Upper Silesia ... of his minor nephews, thereby once again ruling over whole Silesia. In 1232 he became High Duke ... would finally be fulfilled. File Silesia 1248 1249.jpg thumb Silesia in 1248 49 Legend violet ... had to resign the regency of Upper Silesia in favour of his cousin Mieszko II the Fat . He anew ... more details
Infobox University name University of Silesia native name Uniwersytet l ski latin name Universitas Silesiensis image Image US, Katowice Logo 2.png 175px motto established 8th June 1968 type Public endowment staff 2 052 faculty 13 rector Prof. dr hab. Wies aw Bany students ca. 32 268 undergrad postgrad 3 788 city Katowice country Poland European Union EU campus Katowice , Sosnowiec , Cieszyn , Chorz w , Rybnik free label free affiliations Socrates Erasmus , Socrates Lingua , Leonardo da Vinci 2 , CEEPUS , CIRCEOS , IAU , CRE , AUDEM , IAUP , CBUR footnotes website http www.us.edu.pl address ul. Bankowa 12, 40 007 Katowice telephone 48 322582441 Image Silesian University map.svg thumb right Location of campuses on the map of Poland University of Silesia in Katowice lang pl Uniwersytet l ski w Katowicach is an autonomous state university in Silesian Voivodeship Silesia Province , Poland . University of Silesia should not be confused with a similarly named university in Opava , Czech Republic University of Silesia, Opava Slezsk univerzita v Opav . University of Silesia conducts education and research. It offers undergraduate and Master s programs, PhD studies , as well as postgraduate ... of Silesia in Katowice has its origins in the Higher School of Education, which was founded in 1928 at that time it was the only institution of higher education in the part of Silesia belonging ..., the University of Silesia in Katowice was established in its current form as the ninth university in Poland ... of Earth Sciences, Sosnowiec The University of Silesia has campuses in five cities in the region Katowice ... University , University of Silesia, Opava Silesian University in Opava , Masaryk University , Aarhus ... enterprise of the Academy of Economics and the University of Silesia, in collaboration with cole ... of this kind in Central Europe. Faculties The University of Silesia has schools of modern languages ... english.us.edu.pl University of Silesia in Katowice website Pl icon http www.us.edu.pl Uniwersytet ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 This article considers Sanctuary Sanctuary as a sacred place sanctuaries in Silesia . In the last 20 years there has been a noticeable increase in the pilgrimage movement in Poland , triggered by the papacy of John Paul II . The main sanctuary of Poland is the Pauline Monastery on Jasna G ra in Cz stochowa . Millions of pilgrim s from Poland and all over the world make their way there every year. There are also many other sacred places which people can visit Piekary Slaskie Dabrowa Gornicza Katowice Bugocice Katowice Panewniki Mstow Myszkow Mrzyglod Pszow Skoczow Turza arki Lesniow External links http www.visit.pl wadowice and kalwaria zebrzydowska travelguide 560 en travel guide primarysources date October 2007 Category Christianity in Poland Poland stub ... more details
Cleanup date January 2011 The Dukes of Silesia were the sons of Poland s Duke Boles aw III Wrymouth , Poland ... existed in Silesia Brzeg, Wroc aw, widnica, Jawor, Zi bice, G og w, cinawa, agan and Ole nica in Lower Silesia Ko le, Cieszyn, Bytom, Niemodlin, Opole, Strzelce, Racib rz and Opava in Upper Silesia ... William George William, Duke of Liegnitz the dynasty ceased to exist. Duchy of Silesia The Duchy of Silesia , one of the hereditary provinces of Poland, Silesia , was granted to Boles aw III s eldest ... Lower Silesia , Mieszko I Tanglefoot Racib rz Upper Silesia and Konrad Spindleshanks G og w . After Konrad s death G og w was again united with the Duchy of Wroclaw Lower Silesia. Piast Dynasty class ... and he agreed to let Mieszko and Boles aw rule in their own Duchies, separated from the Duchy of Silesia ..., beginning the fragmentation of the Duchy of Silesia. The territories controlled by Mieszko I and Jaros aw roughly corresponded to what is known as Upper Silesia , while the territories remaining with Boles aw I roughly corresponded to Lower Silesia . Duchies of Lower Silesia 1173 1248 Duchy of Lower Silesia Duchy of Lower Silesia was a direct continuation of the Duchy of Silesia, but without the territories roughly corresponding to Upper Silesia hence it was composed of the territories roughly corresponding to Lower Silesia . Some sources refer to it as the Duchy of Silesia some as Duchy of Lower Silesia others yet as the Duchy of Wroc aw Breslau . Wroc aw was the capital of the Duchy of Silesia, yet this early 1172 1248 Duchy of Silesia should not be confused with the smaller Duchy ... in the coming years, sometimes losing and sometimes gaining territory. In 1248 Lower Silesia ... 1278 1286 Bernard the Lightsome co ruler 1290 1297 Henry III, Duke of Silesia Glogau Henry III ... reunited with the Duchy of Legnica . Duchy of Chojn w 1290 1297 Henry III, Duke of Silesia ... of Namys w 1290 1294 Henry V the Fat 1294 1309 Henry III, Duke of Silesia Glogau Henry III 1309 1312 ... more details
Lower Silesia Province may refer to Lower Silesian Voivodeship , a province in present day Poland Lower Silesia Province Prussia , a former province of Germany geodis ... more details
merge Kattowitz region discuss Talk East Upper Silesia Merger proposal date January 2011 East Upper Silesia lang de Ostoberschlesien is a term denoting the easternmost extremity of Silesia , that is the eastern part of the Upper Silesia n region with the city of Katowice lang de Kattowitz . ref name Heinemann Isabel Heinemann, Rasse, Siedlung, deutsches Blut das Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt der SS und die rassenpolitische Neuordnung Europas 2nd edition, Wallstein Verlag, 2003, p.229, ISBN 3892446237 ref The term is used primarily to denote those areas that became part of the Second Polish Republic on 20 June 1922, as a consequence of the post World War I Treaty of Versailles . East Upper Silesia was annexed by Nazi Germany along Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany with other Polish areas following ... War II . ref name Heinemann After the war, the bulk of Silesia including East Upper Silesia became part of the People s Republic of Poland . During the interbellum, East Upper Silesia was administered by the Second Polish Republic as Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship , hence, the East Upper Silesia was also known as Polish Upper Silesia, and the German Upper Silesia was known as the West Upper Silesia ... name Heinemann the easternmost government region of the Province of Silesia Silesian Gau until 1941, and the eastern government region of the Province of Upper Silesia Upper Silesian Gau from 1941 to 1945, when Lower Silesia Lower and Upper Silesia were administered separately. Minor parts of the former ... of Upper Silesia. After the war, East Upper Silesia was restored to Poland. Currently, the region is roughly represented by the Silesian Voivodeship . Poland also received West Upper Silesia and most of Lower Silesia see Regained Territories . See also Regierungsbezirk Kattowitz History of Silesia Upper Silesia Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany References reflist poland stub Silesia topics Category Silesia de ostoberschlesien ... more details
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