Wrocław

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city municipality

Wrocław is a major historic city in southwestern Poland, known for its picturesque Old Town, numerous bridges over the Oder River, and role as a cultural and academic center.

Aliases (8)

Breslau ×7
Wrocław, Poland ×3
City of Wrocław ×2
Rynek we Wrocławiu ×1
Wrocław Old Town ×1
Wrocław city centre ×1
Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland ×1
Wrocławian ×1

Statements (88)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
awardedBy	European Union →
awardedTitle	European Capital of Culture 2016 →
climate	humid continental climate →
continent	Europe →
country	Poland →
formerName	Breslau → Vratislavia →
foundedInCentury	10th century →
governingBody	Wrocław City Council →
hasAirport	Copernicus Airport Wrocław →
hasCulturalEvent	Jazz on the Odra festival → New Horizons Film Festival → Wratislavia Cantans festival →
hasCulturalInstitution	National Forum of Music → Wrocław Contemporary Museum → Wrocław Puppet Theatre →
hasDemonym	Wrocławian → Wrocławianin →
hasFeature	historic tenement houses → many river islands → market square → network of trams → numerous bridges over the Oder River →
hasFootballClub	Śląsk Wrocław →
hasLandmark	Capitol Musical Theatre → Cathedral Island → Centennial Hall → Grunwald Bridge → Hydropolis → Japanese Garden in Wrocław → Main Railway Station Wrocław Główny → Market Square in Wrocław → National Museum in Wrocław → Panorama of the Battle of Racławice → Sky Tower → Szczytnicki Park → Tumski Bridge → Wrocław Cathedral → Wrocław Opera → Wrocław Town Hall → Wrocław Zoo →
hasOldTown	Wrocław Old Town →
hasUniversity	Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław → Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław → University School of Physical Education in Wrocław → University of Wrocław → Wrocław University of Economics and Business → Wrocław University of Science and Technology →
historicalEvent	became part of Poland after World War II → was part of the German Empire → was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia → was part of the Kingdom of Prussia →
historicalRegion	Lower Silesia →
isAcademicCenterOf	southwestern Poland →
isCapitalOf	Lower Silesian Voivodeship →
isCulturalCenterOf	southwestern Poland →
isRegionalCapitalOf	Lower Silesian Voivodeship →
knownFor	Oder River islands → academic institutions → cultural life → historic architecture → numerous bridges → picturesque Old Town →
language	Polish →
leaderTitle	Mayor of Wrocław →
locatedIn	Lower Silesian Voivodeship → southwestern Poland →
locatedOnRiver	Oder River → Odra →
memberOf	Union of Polish Metropolises →
officialLanguage	Polish →
partOf	Silesia →
population	over 600000 inhabitants →
populationRankInPoland	one of the largest cities in Poland →
postalCodeRange	50-001 to 54-999 →
timeZone	CET →
timeZoneDST	CEST →
twinCity	Breda → Dresden → Gothenburg → Hradec Králové → Kaunas → Lviv → Ramat Gan → Wiesbaden →
vehicleRegistrationCode	DW →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christian Wolff ("Breslau") → Friedrich Schleiermacher ("Breslau") → Manfred von Richthofen → Max Born ("Breslau") → Zacharias Ursinus →	birthPlace
Hradec Králové → Kaunas → Reykjavík ("Wrocław, Poland") →	hasTwinTown
Lower Silesia → Prussian Silesia →	capital
Görlitz → Głogów →	hasRailConnectionTo
Ciudad Juárez ("Wrocław, Poland") → Kutaisi →	hasSisterCity
Poland → Silesia →	majorCity
Charles Proteus Steinmetz ("Breslau") → Józef Lipski →	placeOfBirth
Treaty of Breslau →	cityNowKnownAs
Copernicus Airport Wrocław ("Wrocław city centre") →	connectsTo
Lower Silesia →	contains
Wrocław ("Breslau") →	formerName
Silesia →	hasCapital
Wrocław ("Wrocławian") →	hasDemonym
Wrocław ("Wrocław Old Town") →	hasOldTown
Lower Silesia →	historicalCapital
Lower Silesia →	largestCity
Panorama of the Battle of Racławice ("Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland") →	locatedIn
Wrocław Opera ("City of Wrocław") →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Oder River →	majorCityOnRiver
Battle of Breslau (1757) ("Wrocław, Poland") →	modernLocation
Market Square in Wrocław ("Rynek we Wrocławiu") →	officialName
Wrocław Zoo ("City of Wrocław") →	ownedBy
Werner Mölders ("Breslau") →	placeOfDeath
Poles →	populationCenter
Treaty of Breslau →	signedIn
Dresden →	twinCity
Gustav Kirchhoff ("Breslau") →	workLocation