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Silesia

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Silesia Sometime
Silesia presently
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Deserved silesian

Gen. J. Zientek
Wojciech Korfanty
Kazimierz Kutz
Kurt Adler
Maria Goeppert -Mayer
Otto stern

polish wersion

Beginnings population land Silesian

Traces of first men's stay on Silesian the ground reach until OK 200 the tys. of summers p.n.e.
To breakthrough of old and new era, spending on this terrain nations did not create some concrete culture.
Really from I age n.e. the ground today's Silesian it lived by ok. 400 years tribe Lugiów,
it which is careful for Prasłowian. Słowianie ęłęóLater on these the grounds arrived in V in. Tu remaining n.e. already for ever.

First states on Silesian the grounds

First state which be subordinated ęłęóState was Silesia Wielkomorawskiehugging terrains today's Czech.
They later occupied the terrains of Słowacji, Panoni and Lusatian Serbów, and on breakthrough summers 800 and 900
also the połudnowe the grounds of today's Polski, wtym also Śląsk. After fall of states Wielkomorawskiego,
Czech state took over Silesia. Czech period on Silesian the grounds, he was about power fights on Czech throne sometimes.
It came then to fratricide, in result which from Bolesława's hand I Okrutnego św. got lost Wacław.

Silesia first under government of Poland

About 990 year Mieszko I śląsk returned from Czechów. It diocese in 1000 year in Wrocławiu was created was,
what at last the zerwalo church relationships of this district with Czechami. Czechs tried reflections Śląska many times,
what it was successful them in summers 1038 - 50, they later however Czesi zrzekli right to Śląska. Yet after Bolesława's death Krzywoustego,
Czechs used and in year weakening Polskie state 1335 śląsk Czech came back under rule.

Silesia beyond government of Poland

The kings the Czech rozpoczeli the bond of district from one's you. From zniemczyć after Śląsku Czech Niemców's wave spilled. "Germanizacyjna" the politician the stala oneself the cause of Hussite wars. When the authority of Czech state weakened in I tails XV lid Hussite's armies plundered and paiły Silesian cities. He later by short periods was under government Hungarian and later Polski. Yet after Ludwika's death Jagielończyka in 1526 year Śląsk with Węgrami Czechami fell together with Hasburgom. Protestant wyznaie appears Wówczas, which brings to religious wars which they caused economic crisis. Trade on Śląsku disappeared also, craft fell mining and metallurgy. After 214 summers panawania Austri over the grounds Silesian, Pruskie state takes over government. Silesia becomes German until to 1922 year kidy this in result of Silesian rises and plebiscite OK 30% Górnego Sląska it came back to Polski.

Silesia by last 100 years

On breakthrough XIX age śląsk began developing economically. They came into being the mineral of, foundry, the railway. Politician's economic Niemicka brought back success.
However it had not then influence on national situation. The occupants of Upper Silesia stayed the Polish spirit.
After recovery by Polskę independence Śląsk desired to detach from Niemiec. It to walks to plebiscite, in which "for Polską" it was answered was until 40,4 men.
It comes to Silesian rises also. In result of rises and plebiscite, Polska regains 30 % Upper Silesia OK.
Created Silesian province becomes. Region be industrialized already wówczas. Height fochodu on one occupant testified about his wealth.
On śląsku the vein oneself so well, though not the brakowalo of difficult moments. After II war śląsk stayed Polish still until till today's day.