Polska slask

Śląsk

Państwa

&#;Polska
&#;Czechy
&#;Niemcy

Stolica

Wrocław

Ważniejsze miejscowości

Historycznie: Racibórz, Cieszyn, Głogów, Bolesławiec, Legnica; Współcześnie: Opole, Katowice, Bytom, Wałbrzych, Zielona Góra, Gliwice, Zabrze, Ruda Śląska, Chorzów

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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.

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&#;Osobny artykuł: Pochodzenie nazwy Śląsk.

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 (&#;sq&#;mi)Lower Silesian VoivodeshipLower Silesia2
    Katowice,&#;km2 (64&#;sq&#;mi)Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia3
    Ostrava*,&#;km2 (83&#;sq&#;mi)Moravian-Silesian RegionCzech Silesia/Moravia4
    Gliwice,&#;km2 (52&#;sq&#;mi) Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia 5
    Zabrze,80&#;km2 (31&#;sq&#;mi) Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia 6
    Bielsko-Biała*,&#;km2 (48&#;sq&#;mi) Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia/Lesser Poland7
    Bytom,69&#;km2 (27&#;sq&#;mi) Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia 8
    Ruda Śląska,78&#;km2 (30&#;sq&#;mi) Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia 9
    Rybnik,&#;km2 (57&#;sq&#;mi) Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia 10
    Tychy,82&#;km2 (32&#;sq&#;mi) Silesian VoivodeshipUpper Silesia 11
    Opole,97&#;km2 (37&#;sq&#;mi)Opole VoivodeshipUpper Silesia 12
    Zielona Góra,58&#;km2 (22&#;sq&#;mi)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
    CapitalKatowice
    Counties

    19 cities, 17 land counties*

    &#;•&#;BodyExecutive board
    &#;•&#;VoivodeMarek Wójcik (PO)
    &#;•&#;MarshalWojciech Saługa (PO)
    &#;•&#;EPSilesian constituency

    &#;•&#;Total

    12,&#;km2 (4,&#;sq&#;mi)

    &#;•&#;Total

    4,,
    &#;•&#;Density/km2 (/sq&#;mi)
    &#;•&#;Urban3,,
    &#;•&#;Rural1,,
    &#;•&#;Total€ billion
    &#;•&#;Per capita€15,
    Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
    &#;•&#;Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
    ISO codePL
    Vehicle registrationS
    HDI ()[3]
    very high · 5th
    Primary airportKatowice 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 cityWrocław
    Former seatWrocław (Lower Silesia)
    Opole (Upper Silesia)

    &#;•&#;Total

    40,&#;km2 (15,&#;sq&#;mi)

    &#;•&#;Total

    c. 8,,
    &#;•&#;Density/km2 (/sq&#;mi)
    DemonymSilesian
    &#;•&#;Total€ billion ()
    &#;•&#;Per capita€18, ()
    Time zoneUTC+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,&#;sq&#;mi), and the population is estimated at 8,, Silesia is split into two main subregions, Lower Silesia in the west and Upper