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The Province of Lower Silesia was a province
Provinces of Prussia

The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. Following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the various princely states in Germany gained their nominal sovereignty, but the reunification process that culminated in the creation of the German Empire in 1871, pr...
 of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. Between 1938 and 1941 it was reunited with Upper Silesia
Province of Upper Silesia

The Province of Upper Silesia was a Provinces of Prussia of the Free State of Prussia created in the aftermath of World War I. It composed much of the region of Upper Silesia and was eventually divided into two administrative regions , Kattowitz and Oppeln ....
 as the Province of Silesia
Province of Silesia

The Province of Silesia was a Provinces of Prussia of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1919; the territory had been conquered from Habsburg Monarchy during the 18th century Silesian Wars....
. The capital of Lower Silesia was Breslau
Wroclaw

Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
 (now Wroclaw in Poland
Poland

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....
). The province was further divided into two administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke), Breslau and Liegnitz.

The region of Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia

Lower Silesia is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast. Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of medieval Poland, Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, and German Reich, and after 1945 was split between Poland and Germany....
 now lies mainly in Poland
Poland

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....
, but with parts in the German Free State of Saxony (the Görlitz
Görlitz

File:Typisches Haus der G?rlitzer Innenstadt.jpgG?rlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the States of Germany of Saxony....
, Rothenburg/Oberlausitz
Rothenburg/Oberlausitz

Rothenburg/Oberlausitz is a small Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany on the Neisse river on the Oder-Neisse line. It has a population of 5,500....
 and Hoyerswerda
Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda is a town in the Germany Bundesland of Free State of Saxony. It is located in Lusatia, a region where many people speak the Sorbian languages in addition to German language....
 areas) and a small part in the federal state of Brandenburg
Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
.

  • City of Breslau
    Wroclaw

    Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
  • City of Brieg
    Brzeg

    Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder. It is the capital of Brzeg County....
  • City of Schweidnitz
    Swidnica

    Swidnica is a town in south-western Poland. It has a population of 60,317 according to 2006 figures. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh largest town in that Voivodeships of Poland....
  • City of Waldenburg
    Walbrzych

    Walbrzych is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland, with 125,773 inhabitants . From 1975–1998 it was the capital of Walbrzych Voivodeship; it is now the seat of Walbrzych County....


    • Rural districts / Landkreise
    1. Landkreis Breslau
    2. Landkreis Brieg
    3. Landkreis Frankenstein
    4. Landkreis Glatz
    5. Landkreis Groß Wartenberg
    6. Landkreis Guhrau
    7. Landkreis Habelschwerdt
    8. Landkreis Militsch
    9. Landkreis Namslau
    10. Landkreis Neumarkt
    11. Landkreis Oels
    12. Landkreis Ohlau
    13. Landkreis Reichenbach (im Eulengebirge)
    14. Landkreis Schweidnitz
    15. Landkreis Strehlen
    16. Landkreis Trebnitz
    17. Landkreis Waldenburg
    18. Landkreis Wohlau


  • City of Glogau
    Glogów

    Glog?w is a town in southwestern Poland. It is the county seat of Glog?w County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , and was previously in Legnica Voivodeship ....
  • City of Görlitz
    Görlitz

    File:Typisches Haus der G?rlitzer Innenstadt.jpgG?rlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the States of Germany of Saxony....
  • City of Hirschberg
    Jelenia Góra

    Jelenia G?ra , is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish language and German language....
     im Riesengebirge
  • City of Liegnitz
    Legnica

    Legnica is a city on the Kaczawa river in Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. According to official figures for 2006, it has a total population of 105,485....


    • Rural districts / Landkreise
    1. Landkreis Bunzlau
    2. Landkreis Fraustadt
    3. Landkreis Freystadt in Niederschlesien
    4. Landkreis Glogau
    5. Landkreis Görlitz
    6. Landkreis Goldberg
    7. Landkreis Grünberg
    8. Landkreis Hirschberg
    9. Landkreis Hoyerswerda
    10. Landkreis Jauer
    11. Landkreis Landeshut
    12. Landkreis Lauban
    13. Landkreis Liegnitz
    14. Landkreis Löwenberg
    15. Landkreis Lüben
    16. Landkreis Rothenburg (Ob.






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      The Province of Lower Silesia was a province
      Provinces of Prussia

      The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. Following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the various princely states in Germany gained their nominal sovereignty, but the reunification process that culminated in the creation of the German Empire in 1871, pr...
       of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. Between 1938 and 1941 it was reunited with Upper Silesia
      Province of Upper Silesia

      The Province of Upper Silesia was a Provinces of Prussia of the Free State of Prussia created in the aftermath of World War I. It composed much of the region of Upper Silesia and was eventually divided into two administrative regions , Kattowitz and Oppeln ....
       as the Province of Silesia
      Province of Silesia

      The Province of Silesia was a Provinces of Prussia of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1919; the territory had been conquered from Habsburg Monarchy during the 18th century Silesian Wars....
      . The capital of Lower Silesia was Breslau
      Wroclaw

      Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
       (now Wroclaw in Poland
      Poland

      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....
      ). The province was further divided into two administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke), Breslau and Liegnitz.

      The region of Lower Silesia
      Lower Silesia

      Lower Silesia is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast. Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of medieval Poland, Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, and German Reich, and after 1945 was split between Poland and Germany....
       now lies mainly in Poland
      Poland

      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....
      , but with parts in the German Free State of Saxony (the Görlitz
      Görlitz

      File:Typisches Haus der G?rlitzer Innenstadt.jpgG?rlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the States of Germany of Saxony....
      , Rothenburg/Oberlausitz
      Rothenburg/Oberlausitz

      Rothenburg/Oberlausitz is a small Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany on the Neisse river on the Oder-Neisse line. It has a population of 5,500....
       and Hoyerswerda
      Hoyerswerda

      Hoyerswerda is a town in the Germany Bundesland of Free State of Saxony. It is located in Lusatia, a region where many people speak the Sorbian languages in addition to German language....
       areas) and a small part in the federal state of Brandenburg
      Brandenburg

      Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
      .

      Administrative regions


      Regierungsbezirk Breslau


      Urban districts / Stadtkreise
      1. City of Breslau
        Wroclaw

        Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
      2. City of Brieg
        Brzeg

        Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder. It is the capital of Brzeg County....
      3. City of Schweidnitz
        Swidnica

        Swidnica is a town in south-western Poland. It has a population of 60,317 according to 2006 figures. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh largest town in that Voivodeships of Poland....
      4. City of Waldenburg
        Walbrzych

        Walbrzych is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland, with 125,773 inhabitants . From 1975–1998 it was the capital of Walbrzych Voivodeship; it is now the seat of Walbrzych County....


      Rural districts / Landkreise
      1. Landkreis Breslau
      2. Landkreis Brieg
      3. Landkreis Frankenstein
      4. Landkreis Glatz
      5. Landkreis Groß Wartenberg
      6. Landkreis Guhrau
      7. Landkreis Habelschwerdt
      8. Landkreis Militsch
      9. Landkreis Namslau
      10. Landkreis Neumarkt
      11. Landkreis Oels
      12. Landkreis Ohlau
      13. Landkreis Reichenbach (im Eulengebirge)
      14. Landkreis Schweidnitz
      15. Landkreis Strehlen
      16. Landkreis Trebnitz
      17. Landkreis Waldenburg
      18. Landkreis Wohlau


      Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz


      Urban districts / Stadtkreise
      1. City of Glogau
        Glogów

        Glog?w is a town in southwestern Poland. It is the county seat of Glog?w County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , and was previously in Legnica Voivodeship ....
      2. City of Görlitz
        Görlitz

        File:Typisches Haus der G?rlitzer Innenstadt.jpgG?rlitz is a town in Germany on the Lusatian Neisse River, in the States of Germany of Saxony....
      3. City of Hirschberg
        Jelenia Góra

        Jelenia G?ra , is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish language and German language....
         im Riesengebirge
      4. City of Liegnitz
        Legnica

        Legnica is a city on the Kaczawa river in Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. According to official figures for 2006, it has a total population of 105,485....


      Rural districts / Landkreise
      1. Landkreis Bunzlau
      2. Landkreis Fraustadt
      3. Landkreis Freystadt in Niederschlesien
      4. Landkreis Glogau
      5. Landkreis Görlitz
      6. Landkreis Goldberg
      7. Landkreis Grünberg
      8. Landkreis Hirschberg
      9. Landkreis Hoyerswerda
      10. Landkreis Jauer
      11. Landkreis Landeshut
      12. Landkreis Lauban
      13. Landkreis Liegnitz
      14. Landkreis Löwenberg
      15. Landkreis Lüben
      16. Landkreis Rothenburg (Ob. Laus.)
      17. Landkreis Sprottau
        Landkreis Sprottau

        Districts of Germany Sagan and Landkreis Sprottau was a Prussian-German settlement in Silesia from 1816 to 1945. Its present-day successors are Powiat Zaganski and Powiat Polkowicki....


      See also

      • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
        Lower Silesian Voivodeship

        Lower Silesian Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in south-western Poland, corresponding roughly to the region of Lower Silesia , which passed to Poland from Germany at the end of the Second World War....
      • Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
        Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

        The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis was the easternmost Kreis of the Free State of Saxony and Germany. Neighboring districts were L?bau-Zittau, Bautzen , Kamenz and the district Spree-Nei?e in Brandenburg....
      • Territorial Association of Silesia
        Territorial Association of Silesia

        The Landsmannschaft Schlesien - Nieder- und Oberschlesien e.V. is an organization of Germans born in the former Prussian provinces of Province of Lower Silesia and Province of Upper Silesia, or their descendants, who currently live in Germany....