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Nysa is a city located in Poland, situated in the southwestern part of the country near the Oder River. It has historical significance as a border city and holds importance in Poland's cultural and regional heritage.
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- Locality
- Nysa
- Region
- województwo opolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 47,283
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Nysa [ˈnɨsa] (German: Neisse or Neiße) is a city in southern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river, situated in the Opole Voivodeship. With 43,849 inhabitants (2019), it is the capital of Nysa County. It comprises the urban portion of the surrounding Gmina Nysa. Historically the city was part of Upper Silesia.
One of the oldest cities in Silesia, most possibly founded in the 10th century, Nysa was historically one of the leading cities in the region, and from 1290 to 1742 the capital of an episcopally-ruled eponymous duchy. In early modern times it became a center of printing and education, place of study of several notable individuals, including King of Poland Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki. In the 19th and 20th centuries it was the location of German-operated prisoner-of-war camps for soldiers of various nationalities, including future leader of France, Charles de Gaulle.