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- By the end of the 13th century, Silesia was a prosperous land with a mixed population of Germans and Poles, with minorities of Jews and Francophones or Walloons. Silesia broke with Poland when the Piast dukes of the region refused to join the kingdom reunited by Ladislaus the Short (r. 1320–33) in 1320.
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At the end of the 13th century all regions in Silesia except for some small outer zones in the east were affected by colonization. Because of migration Silesia's population density, the forms of settlement and the population changed dramatically.
Aug 12, 2014 · An analysis of crucial legal and systemic issues indicates that the most important aspect in the formation of Silesian regional cohesion was the ‘transformation’ that took place in the 13th century, including the reception of German law and the institution of the self-governing municipality.
May 3, 2024 · Silesia, historical region that is now in southwestern Poland. Silesia was originally a Polish province, which became a possession of the Bohemian crown in 1335, passed with that crown to the Austrian Habsburgs in 1526, and was taken by Prussia in 1742. In 1945, at the end of World War II, Silesia.
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By the end of the 13th century, Silesia was a prosperous land with a mixed population of Germans and Poles, with minorities of Jews and Francophones or Walloons. Silesia broke with Poland when the Piast dukes of the region refused to join the kingdom reunited by Ladislaus the Short (r. 1320–33) in 1320.
Silesia , Polish Śląsk German Schlesien, Historic region, east-central Europe. It now lies mainly in southwestern Poland, with parts in Germany and the Czech Republic. It was originally a Polish province that became a possession of the Bohemian crown, and thus part of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1335. Because of succession disputes and the ...
In the 10th century, Silesia was incorporated into the early Polish state, and after its fragmentation in the 12th century it formed the Duchy of Silesia, a provincial duchy of Poland. As a result of further fragmentation, Silesia was divided into many duchies, ruled by various lines of the Polish Piast dynasty.
Oct 2, 2019 · The city was given a reprieve when, in 1241 CE, the Mongol commanders received news that a large Polish army was gathering under the command of Henry the Pious, the Duke of Silesia (r. 1238-1241 CE). At Wahlstatt near Liegnitz (Legnica), this army included Poles, Germans, and Teutonic knights amongst other heavy cavalry.
