Brzeg
Sign in to saveBrzeg (; Latin: Alta Ripa, German: Brieg, Silesian German: Brigg, , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder river.
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Brzeg is a town of nearly 35,000 people in southwestern Poland, located in the Silesia region on the Oder River, and serves as the administrative center of Brzeg County. The town has historical significance as reflected in its multiple historical names across different languages and cultures.
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- Etymology
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- Early modern period
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- Garrison history
- History of the Jewish population
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- Twin towns – sister cities
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- Bibliography of Jewish Encyclopedia
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Brzeg (; Latin: Alta Ripa, German: Brieg, Silesian German: Brigg, , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder river.
The town of Brzeg was first mentioned as a trading and fishing settlement within fragmented Piast-ruled Poland in 1234. In 1248, Silesian Duke Henry III the White granted the settlement Magdeburg town rights and by the late 13th century the city became fortified. Sometimes referred to as "the garden town", the town's size greatly expanded after the construction of dwellings which were located on the city outskirts. From the early 14th to late 17th centuries, the town was ruled by the Piast dynasty as fiefs of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire. Due the result of the Silesian Wars, the town passed to Prussia and later was part of Germany between 1871 and 1945, before becaming once again part of Poland.