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List of Polish exonyms for places in Germany; List of European exonyms; List of cities and towns in East Prussia; List of places in Cieszyn Silesia; List of placenames in the Province of Pomerania; Commission for the Determination of Place Names
Upper Silesia was known to be a poor, but heavily industrialised and polluted area. This was one of the Areas that P. G. Wodehouse was sent to after he was captured in the North of France as an Enemy Alien. He was said to have commented on the state of the area "If this is Upper Silesia, one has to wonder what Lower Silesia is like."
General map of Germany. This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024). [1] [2] There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title.
Strzelin [ˈstʂɛlʲin] (German: Strehlen, [2] Czech: Střelín) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. [3] It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about 39 kilometres (24 miles) south of the region's capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.
The Province of Silesia (German: Provinz Schlesien; Polish: Prowincja Śląska; Silesian: Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia region was part of the Prussian realm since 1742 and established as an official province in 1815, then became part of the German Empire in 1871.
Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk) and other historical lands of Poland against the background of modern administrative borders (names in Polish)Upper Silesia (Polish: Górny Śląsk [ˈɡurnɘ ˈɕlɔw̃sk] ⓘ ; Silesian: Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; [1] Czech: Horní Slezsko; German: Oberschlesien [ˈoːbɐˌʃleːzi̯ən] ⓘ ; Silesian German: Oberschläsing; Latin: Silesia Superior) is ...
The Prussian Province of Silesia within Germany was then divided into the provinces of Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia. Meanwhile, Austrian Silesia , the small portion of Silesia retained by Austria after the Silesian Wars , was mostly awarded to the new Czechoslovakia (becoming known as Czech Silesia and Trans-Olza ), although most of Cieszyn ...
Pages in category "Cities in Silesia" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baborów; Bardo, Poland;