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Upper Silesia
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Key facts
- Countries
- Poland , Czech Republic
- Historical capital
- Opole
- Largest city
- Katowice
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Silesian
- Population
- 5264762
- Area
- 20.373
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- Upper Silesia
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- Upper Silesia
- native label
- Górny Śląsk
- P6482
- Upper Silesia
- P8168
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Upper Silesia (Polish: Górny Śląsk [ˈɡurnɨ ˈɕlɔ̃sk] ; Silesian: Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; Czech: Horní Slezsko; German: Oberschlesien [ˈoːbɐˌʃleːzi̯ən] ; Silesian German: Oberschläsing; Latin: Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for its heavy industry (mining and metallurgy).
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Upper Silesia plebiscite
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Upper Silesian Industrial Region
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history of Poland during the Piast dynasty
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