Silesia
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Summary
Silesia is a region[1]. Silesia ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,100 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Poland[3], Czech Republic[4], Germany[5]
- Instance of: historical region[6], cultural region[7]
- Capital: Wrocław[8]
- Flag: flag of Silesia[9]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Silesia[10]
- Commons category: Silesia[11]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[12]
- Has part(s): Lower Silesia[13], Upper Silesia[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Silesia[15]
- Commons gallery: Silesia[16]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Silesia[17]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Sláma: Dějiny Těšínska (1889)[21], Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesiae[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[24]
- Official name: Śląsk[25], Slezsko[26], Schlesien[27], Ślůnsk/Ślōnsk[28], Schläsing[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Silesians[30]
- Native label: Ślōnsk[31], Schläsing[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Silesia[33]
- Different from: Cilicia[34]
- Area: 40,000 km²[35]
- Territory overlaps: Moravian-Silesian Region[36], Lower Silesian Voivodeship[37], Lubusz Voivodeship[38], Opole Voivodeship[39], Silesian Voivodeship[40], Saxony[41]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Silesia[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Silesia include Silesian Voivodeship[43], a voivodeship of Poland[44], in Poland[45], founded in 1999[46]; Śląsk Wrocław[47], an association football club[48], in Poland[49], founded in 1947[50], headquartered in Wrocław[51]; Silesian Wars[52], a series of wars[53]; SMS Schlesien[54], a pre-dreadnought battleship[55]; Silesian dumplings[56]; Silesian Beskids[57], a mountain range[58], in Poland[59]; Schläsches Himmelreich[60], a dish[61]; and Silesian Park[62], a park[63], in Poland[64], founded in 1950[65].
Why It Matters
Silesia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Silesia is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Silesia include Silesian Voivodeship[43], a voivodeship of Poland[44], in Poland[45], founded in 1999[46]; Śląsk Wrocław[47], an association football club[48], in Poland[49], founded in 1947[50], headquartered in Wrocław[51]; Silesian Wars[52], a series of wars[53]; SMS Schlesien[54], a pre-dreadnought battleship[55]; Silesian dumplings[56]; and Silesian Beskids[57], a mountain range[58], in Poland[59].