Silesia (disambiguation)
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Silesia is a historical region in Central Europe.
Historical territories of Silesia include:
- Silesia, split between the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland
- Lower Silesia, split between Germany and Poland
- Upper Silesia, split between the Czech Republic and Poland
- Czech Silesia, in the Czech Republic
- Cieszyn Silesia, split between the Czech Republic and Poland
- Middle Silesia, in Poland
Administrative units of Silesia include:
- Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia (Austrian Silesia), former Austrian kronland (1742–1919)
- Province of Silesia, former Prussian province (1740–1919; 1938–1941)
- Province of Lower Silesia, former Prussian province (1919–1938; 1941–1945)
- Province of Upper Silesia, former Prussian province (1919–1938; 1941–1945)
- Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland (1999–)
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland (1999–)
- Opole Voivodeship, in Poland (1950–1975; 1975–1998; 1999–)
- Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1945)
- Moravian-Silesian Region, in the Czech Republic (2000–)
[edit] See also
- Silesian (disambiguation)
- Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union
- Dukes of Silesia
- SMS Schlesien, A German battleship that served in both World Wars
- Silesian Confederacy, a fictional nation