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Silesia

Silesia
Śląsk, Slezsko, Schlesien
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Historic Silesia, superimposed on modern national borders: The medieval and early modern Bohemian and Habsburg province is shaded cyan, Prussian Silesia is bordered in red.
Historic Silesia, superimposed on modern national borders: The medieval and early modern Bohemian and Habsburg province is shaded cyan, Prussian Silesia is bordered in red.
Country  Poland
 Czech Republic
 Germany
Largest city Wrocław
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Silesia (/slʒə/ or /slʃə/; Polish: Śląsk [ɕlɔ̃sk]; German: About this sound Schlesien  German pronunciation: [ʃleːziən]; Silesian German: Schläsing; Czech: Slezsko; Silesian: Ślůnsk [ɕlonsk]; Latin: Silesia) is a region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is about 40,000 km2 (15,444 sq mi), and its population about 8,000,000. Silesia is located along the Oder River. It consists of Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia.


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