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Upper Silesia

Upper Silesia is the south-eastern part of Silesia, on the upper Oder, today mostly in Poland with a part in the Czech Republic. In the Middle Ages it was divided among Piast duchies such as Opole, Racibórz, Bytom and Cieszyn, which came under the Bohemian crown. Later it passed to Prussia and became a major coal and industrial region.

Upper Silesia
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Kingdom of PrussiaSocioeconomy

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Duchy of Opole and RacibórzDuchy of OpoleDuchy of RacibórzDuchy of BytomDuchy of Cieszyn

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Upper Silesia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/upper-silesia
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“Upper Silesia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/upper-silesia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Upper Silesia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/upper-silesia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Upper Silesia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/upper-silesia (Accessed: ).

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