Silesia

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Silesia is a historical region in Central Europe, largely in present-day Poland, known for its rich industrial resources, complex political history, and mixed Polish, Czech, and German cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
borderedBy Bohemia
Greater Poland
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED
Lusatia
Moravia
containsMountainRange Silesian Beskids
Sudetes
culturalHeritage Czech
German
Polish
ethnicGroup Czechs
Germans
Poles
Silesians
hasCapital Wrocław
hasPart Austrian Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Lower Silesia
Opole Silesia NERFINISHED
Upper Silesia
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Historic Centre of Wrocław
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
historicalEvent First Silesian War
Second Silesian War
Silesian Uprisings
Silesian Wars
Third Silesian War
Upper Silesia plebiscite
historicallyRuledBy Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
German Empire
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Poland
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Nazi Germany
Piast dynasty
Polish People’s Republic
Second Polish Republic
Weimar Republic
historicalProvinceOf Prussia
knownFor chemical industry
coal mining
heavy industry
steel production
languageUsed Czech
German
Polish
Silesian language
largestCity Wrocław NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central Europe
majorCity Bytom
Gliwice
Katowice NERFINISHED
Opole NERFINISHED
majorRiver Oder River
surface form: Oder

Vistula River
surface form: Vistula
modernAdministrativeRegion Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Lubusz Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Moravian-Silesian Region
Opole Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Saxony NERFINISHED
Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
partOf Czech Republic
Germany
Poland
post1945Status mostly incorporated into Poland
partly incorporated into Czechoslovakia
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism

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Christian Wolff birthPlace Silesia
Zacharias Ursinus birthPlace Silesia
Lesser Poland borders Silesia
Moravia borders Silesia
this entity surface form: History of Silesia
subject surface form: Southern Poland
this entity surface form: Kłodzko Land
this entity surface form: Mysłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
West Slavs historicalRegion Silesia
Lutynia, Poland locatedIn Silesia
subject surface form: Battle of Leuthen
subject surface form: Głogów
Battle of Leuthen location Silesia
Battle of Mollwitz location Silesia
Silesian Wars location Silesia
Silesian Wars mainTheater Silesia
Army Group A operationArea Silesia
Austrian Silesia partOf Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia partOf Silesia
Lower Silesia partOf Silesia
Opole partOf Silesia
Prussian Silesia partOf Silesia
Trzebinia partOf Silesia
this entity surface form: Silesian-Kraków industrial region
Wrocław partOf Silesia
Oder River passesThrough Silesia
Battle of Legnica place Silesia
this entity surface form: Province of Silesia
this entity surface form: Province of Silesia
this entity surface form: Province of Silesia
this entity surface form: Province of Silesia