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Lower Silesia

Also known as Dolny Śląsk, Niederschlesien

Lower Silesia is the north-western part of the historical region of Silesia, along the middle Oder, with Wrocław as its main city. Ruled by Piast dukes and then by Bohemia and the Habsburgs, it was taken by Prussia in 1742 and remained German until 1945. Most of it now forms the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, with a small part around Görlitz in Saxony.

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Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lower Silesia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lower-silesia
MLA: “Lower Silesia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lower-silesia. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Lower Silesia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lower-silesia.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Lower Silesia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lower-silesia (Accessed: ).

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