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Coordinates: 51°7′N 17°2′E. 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.
Silesia has a diverse culture, including architecture, costumes, cuisine, traditions, and the Silesian language (minority in Upper Silesia). The largest city of the region is Wrocław . Silesia is along the Oder River, with the Sudeten Mountains extending across the southern border.
- 40,400 km² (15,600 sq mi)
- Wrocław
- c. 8,000,000
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The Prussian Province of Silesia within Germany was divided into the Provinces of Lower Silesia and 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 the new Czechoslovakia .
Mar 11, 2024 · Silesia, historical region located mainly in what is now Poland, shown before the First Silesian War, 1740. (more)
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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.
Coordinates: 51.6°N 17.2°E. Silesia ( Polish: Śląsk; German: Schlesien; Latin: Silesia; Silesian: Ślůnsk) is a historical region of Poland. From 1742 to 1945, it was a province in the east of Prussia and later Germany. In 1945, all of Poland was occupied by the Soviet Red Army.
Silesia is a historical region in east–central Europe spanning the territory named Magna Germania by Tacitus. It is encircled by the upper and middle Oder (Odra) River, upper Vistula River, and the Sudetes and Carpathian mountain ranges. The largest portion lies within the borders of Poland; the rest is within the Czech Republic and Germany .