Silesia

Summary

Silesia is a region^[1]. Silesia ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,192 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Silesia is in the country of Poland^[3].
• Silesia is in the country of Czech Republic^[4].
• Silesia is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Silesia's image is recorded as Rynek Starego Miasta We Wroclawiu (152991773).jpeg^[6].
• Silesia's instance of is recorded as region^[7].
• Silesia's instance of is recorded as historical region^[8].
• Silesia's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[9].
• Silesia's capital is recorded as Wrocław^[10].
• Silesia's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Niederschlesien 1919-1941 COA.svg^[11].
• Silesia's flag is recorded as flag of Silesia^[12].
• Silesia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316733788^[13].
• Silesia's GND ID is recorded as 4052678-1^[14].
• Silesia's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Silesia^[15].
• Silesia's locator map image is recorded as Silesia-map.svg^[16].
• Silesia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85122476^[17].
• Silesia's IdRef ID is recorded as 050568779^[18].
• Silesia's Commons category is recorded as Silesia^[19].
• Silesia's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[20].
• Silesia's has part is recorded as Lower Silesia^[21].
• Silesia's has part is recorded as Upper Silesia^[22].
• Silesia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.1035, 'lon': 17.0396}^[23].
• Silesia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/070_v^[24].
• Silesia's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge130850^[25].
• Silesia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silesia^[26].
• Silesia's Commons gallery is recorded as Silesia^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Poland^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Poland^[29], founded in 1918^[30]; Czech Republic^[4], a country^[31], in Czech Republic^[32], founded in 1993^[33]; and Germany^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Germany^[35], founded in 1949^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Silesia's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+40000'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[7], historical region^[8], and cultural region^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Silesia include Śląsk Wrocław^[38], an association football club^[39], in Poland^[40], founded in 1947^[41], headquartered in Wrocław^[42]; Silesian Voivodeship^[43], a voivodeship of Poland^[44], in Poland^[45], founded in 1999^[46]; Silesian Wars^[47], a series of wars^[48]; SMS Schlesien^[49], a pre-dreadnought battleship^[50]; Silesian dumplings^[51]; Silesian Beskids^[52], a mountain range^[53], in Poland^[54]; Silesian Park^[55], a park^[56], in Poland^[57], founded in 1950^[58]; and Silesian Lowland^[59], a geomorphological region^[60], in Poland^[61].

Why It Matters

Silesia ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,192 views/month).^[2] Silesia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] Silesia is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for Silesia include Śląsk Wrocław^[38], an association football club^[39], in Poland^[40], founded in 1947^[41], headquartered in Wrocław^[42]; Silesian Voivodeship^[43], a voivodeship of Poland^[44], in Poland^[45], founded in 1999^[46]; Silesian Wars^[47], a series of wars^[48]; SMS Schlesien^[49], a pre-dreadnought battleship^[50]; Silesian dumplings^[51]; and Silesian Beskids^[52], a mountain range^[53], in Poland^[54].