Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Lower Silesia is to the northwest. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, Kingdom of Bohemia, Poland, Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, and later of unified German Reich.... region. It is about 75 km long and a right tributary of the Odra river
Oder River
The Oder is a river in Central Europe Europe. It begins in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line.... .
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north.... cities of Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Klodnica and Rawa river rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about 50 km from the Silesian Beskids and about 100 km from Sudetes.... , Ruda Slaska
Ruda Slaska
Ruda Slaska is a city in south Poland with 149,000 inhabitants , member of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union.It is situated in the Silesian Voivodship , having previously been in Katowice Voivodship .... , Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is an industrial city in southern Poland with 200,361 inhabitants on the Klodnica River, about 20 km to the west from Katowice.Gliwice is one of the main centers of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland, with the population of the greater metropolitan area of 3,487,000.... , and Zabrze
Zabrze
Zabrze is a city in southern Poland with 194,041 inhabitants . Zabrze is part of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland with a population of 2.2 million.... .
The Klodnicki Canal is a canal along the Klodnica River in Upper Silesia, Poland between the Oder River and Gliwice. Constructed when the territory was part of Kingdom of Prussia Province of Silesia, it was originally known as the Klodnitz Canal .... that opened in 1806. This water transport facility has been replaced by the Gliwice Canal
Gliwice Canal
The Gliwice Canal is a canal connecting the Oder River to the city of Gliwice in Silesian Voivodeship , Poland. Also known as the Upper Silesia Canal , it was built from 1935 to 1939 and replaced the Klodnicki Canal.... .
Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Lower Silesia is to the northwest. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, Kingdom of Bohemia, Poland, Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, and later of unified German Reich.... region. It is about 75 km long and a right tributary of the Odra river
Oder River
The Oder is a river in Central Europe Europe. It begins in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line.... .
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north.... cities of Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Klodnica and Rawa river rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about 50 km from the Silesian Beskids and about 100 km from Sudetes.... , Ruda Slaska
Ruda Slaska
Ruda Slaska is a city in south Poland with 149,000 inhabitants , member of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union.It is situated in the Silesian Voivodship , having previously been in Katowice Voivodship .... , Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is an industrial city in southern Poland with 200,361 inhabitants on the Klodnica River, about 20 km to the west from Katowice.Gliwice is one of the main centers of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland, with the population of the greater metropolitan area of 3,487,000.... , and Zabrze
Zabrze
Zabrze is a city in southern Poland with 194,041 inhabitants . Zabrze is part of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland with a population of 2.2 million.... .
The Klodnicki Canal is a canal along the Klodnica River in Upper Silesia, Poland between the Oder River and Gliwice. Constructed when the territory was part of Kingdom of Prussia Province of Silesia, it was originally known as the Klodnitz Canal .... that opened in 1806. This water transport facility has been replaced by the Gliwice Canal
Gliwice Canal
The Gliwice Canal is a canal connecting the Oder River to the city of Gliwice in Silesian Voivodeship , Poland. Also known as the Upper Silesia Canal , it was built from 1935 to 1939 and replaced the Klodnicki Canal.... .
