Silesia (disambiguation)

Silesia (disambiguation)

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–)

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


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