Wroclav

Wrocław
Left to right: Town Hall Market Square New Town Hall Ostrów Tumski Multimedia Fountain and Centennial Hall One of 315 Wrocław's dwarfs University of Wrocław Panorama from St. Elizabeth's Church Sky Tower Wrocław Opera Wrocław Główny railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Wrocław: miasto spotkań  (Polish "Wrocław - The Meeting Place")
Wrocław
Coordinates: 51°6′N 17°2′E / 51.100°N 17.033°E / 51.100; 17.033Coordinates: 51°6′N 17°2′E / 51.100°N 17.033°E / 51.100; 17.033
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	city county
Established	10th century
City rights	1214
Government
• President	Rafał Dutkiewicz (I)
Area
• City	292.92 km2 (113.10 sq mi)
Elevation	105-155 m (−400 ft)
Population (31.12.2016)
• City	637,683
• Metro	1,164,600
• Demonym	Vratislavian
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	50-041 to 54-612
Area code(s)	+48 71
Car plates	DW
Website	www.wroclaw.pl

Wrocław (/ˈvrɒtswɑːf/; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvrɔt͡swaf], German: Breslau, pronounced [ˈbʁɛslaʊ]; Czech: Vratislav; Latin: Vratislavia) is the largest city in western Poland. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 350 kilometres (220 mi) from the Baltic Sea to the north and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. The population of Wrocław in 2016 was 637,683, making it the fourth-largest city in Poland and the main city of Wrocław agglomeration.

Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back a thousand years, and its extensive heritage combines almost all religions and cultures of Europe. At various times, it has been part of Poland, Bohemia, Prussia or Germany. It became part of Poland in 1945, as a result of the border changes after the Second World War.

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