western Poland
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Western Poland is the western part of Poland, bordering Germany and the Czech Republic, known for its mix of historic cities, industrial centers, and post-World War II resettled regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| western Poland canonical | 6 |
| west-central Poland | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borderRiver |
Lusatian Neisse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate climate ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
German cultural heritage
ⓘ
Polish cultural heritage ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
industry ⓘ services ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | mix of historic cities and industrial centers ⓘ |
| hasPortCity | Szczecin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity |
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poznań University of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrocław University of Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II resettled region ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOverlap |
Greater Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesVoivodeship |
Greater Poland Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Lubusz Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Opole Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ West Pomeranian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Poland ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Gorzów Wielkopolski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opole NERFINISHED ⓘ Poznań NERFINISHED ⓘ Szczecin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ Zielona Góra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIndustryCenter |
Poznań
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Szczecin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
resettled populations from former eastern Polish territories
ⓘ
significant post-1945 internal migrants ⓘ |
| postWarChange | territories transferred from Germany to Poland after World War II ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | important transit corridor between Poland and Germany ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.