Śląsk
Państwa | Polska |
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Stolica | Wrocław |
Ważniejsze miejscowości | Historycznie: Racibórz, Cieszyn, Głogów, Bolesławiec, Legnica; Współcześnie: Opole, Katowice, Bytom, Wałbrzych, Zielona Góra, Gliwice, Zabrze, Ruda Śląska, Chorzów |
Położenie na mapie | |
51°N17°E/51,17, | |
Śląsk (śl.Ślōnsk, Ślůnsk; niem.Schlesien; dś.Schläsing; cz.Slezsko; łac.Silesia; ang.Silesia) – kraina historyczna położona w Europie Środkowej, na terenie Polski, Czech i Niemiec[a]. Od XV–XVI wieku zaczęto wyróżniać podział na Dolny Śląsk i Górny Śląsk. Historyczną stolicą całego obszaru Śląska jest Wrocław. Śląsk położony jest w dorzeczu i biegu górnej Odry. Obejmuje większość terenów województw dolnośląskiego i opolskiego, częściowo także lubuskiego i śląskiego. Pozostałe tereny znajdują się w Niemczech i Czechach.
Toponimia
[edytuj | edytuj kod]Historyczne nazwy odnoszące się do Śląska:
- I–II w. – Suevus, Guthalus; rzeka Swebów, rzeka Gotów (Odra u dawnych geografów, Gajusz Juliusz Solinus, Pliniusz Starszy, Klaudiusz PtolemeuszOuiádou = woda, rzeka
Lower Silesia
Historical region in Central Europe
This article is about the historical region. For the Polish administrative region, see Lower Silesian Voivodeship. For the former Prussian province, see Province of Lower Silesia.
Historical region
Lower Silesia (Polish: Dolny Śląsk[ˈdɔlnɨˈɕlɔ̃sk]; Czech: Dolní Slezsko; German: Niederschlesien[ˈniːdɐˌʃleːzi̯ən]ⓘ; Silesian: Dolny Ślōnsk; Upper Sorbian: Delnja Šleska[ˈdɛlnʲaˈʃlɛska]; Lower Sorbian: Dolna Šlazyńska[ˈdɔlnaˈʃlazɨnʲska]; Lower Silesian: Niederschläsing; Latin: Silesia Inferior) is a historical and geographical region mostly located in Poland with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany. It is the western part of the region of Silesia. Its largest city is Wrocław.
The first state to have a stable hold over the territory of what will be considered Lower Silesia was the short-lived Great Moravia in the 9th century. Afterwards, in the Middle Ages, Lower Silesia was part of Piast-ruled Poland. It was one of the leading regions of Poland, and its capital Wrocław was one of the main cities of the Polish Kingdom. Lower Silesia emerged as a distinctive region
Silesia
Name Population Area Country Administrative Historic subregion 1 Wrocław , km2 (sqmi) Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesia 2 Katowice , km2 (64sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia 3 Ostrava* , km2 (83sqmi) Moravian-Silesian Region Czech Silesia/Moravia 4 Gliwice , km2 (52sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia 5 Zabrze , 80km2 (31sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia 6 Bielsko-Biała* , km2 (48sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia/Lesser Poland 7 Bytom , 69km2 (27sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia 8 Ruda Śląska , 78km2 (30sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia 9 Rybnik , km2 (57sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia 10 Tychy , 82km2 (32sqmi) Silesian Voivodeship Upper Silesia 11 Opole , 97km2 (37sqmi) Opole Voivodeship Upper Silesia 12 Zielona Góra , 58km2 (22sqmi) L Silesian Voivodeship
Voivodeship of Poland
For former provinces with the same name, see Silesian Voivodeship (–) and Administrative division of the People's Republic of Poland.
Voivodeship in Poland
Silesian Voivodeship
Województwo śląskie
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Coordinates (Katowice): 50°15′N19°0′E / °N °E / ; Country Poland Capital Katowice Counties 19 cities, 17 land counties*
•Body Executive board •Voivode Marek Wójcik (PO) •Marshal Wojciech Saługa (PO) •EP Silesian constituency •Total
12,km2 (4,sqmi) •Total
4,, •Density /km2 (/sqmi) •Urban 3,, •Rural 1,, •Total € billion •Per capita €15, Time zone UTC+1 (CET) •Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) ISO code PL Vehicle registration S HDI () [3]
very high · 5thPrimary airport Katowice Airport Highways Website * further divided into gminas Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo śląskie[vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]ⓘ) is an administrative pro
Silesia
Historical region of Central Europe
For other uses, see Silesia (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Cilicia.
"Schlesien" and "Śląsk" redirect here. For other uses, see Schlesien (disambiguation) and Śląsk (disambiguation).
Historical region
Silesia
Śląsk(Polish)
Ślōnsk(Silesian)
Slezsko(Czech)
Schlesien(German)
Schläsing(Lower Silesian)Silesia on a map of Poland
Coordinates: 51°36′N17°12′E / °N °E / ; Country Largest city Wrocław Former seat Wrocław (Lower Silesia)
Opole (Upper Silesia)•Total
40,km2 (15,sqmi) •Total
c. 8,, •Density /km2 (/sqmi) Demonym Silesian •Total € billion () •Per capita €18, () Time zone UTC+1 (CET) •Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Silesia[a] (see names below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately 40,km2 (15,sqmi), and the population is estimated at 8,, Silesia is split into two main subregions, Lower Silesia in the west and Upper