Silesian Parliament or
Silesian Sejm was the governing body of the
Autonomous Silesian VoivodeshipThe Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship was an autonomous region of Poland created as the result of the popular Upper Silesia plebiscite in 1921, the treaty in Geneva, three Upper Silesian Uprisings, and the partition of Upper Silesia between Poland, Germany and then-Czechoslovakia.-General...
, an autonomous
voivodeshipA voivodeship, also spelled voivodship, voivodina or vojvodina , is a type of administrative...
of the
Second Polish RepublicThe Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; from the creation of an independent Polish state in the aftermath of World War I, to the invasion of Poland in 1939 by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic,...
between 1920 and 1945. It was elected in democratic elections and had certain influence over the usage of taxes collected in Silesia. It consisted of 48 deputies (24 from 1935).
The eastern part of
Upper SilesiaUpper 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, Bohemia, Poland, Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Prussia, and later of unified German Reich...
became part of the Second Polish Republic following the
Silesian UprisingsThe Silesian Uprisings were a series of three armed uprisings of the Poles and Polish Silesians of Upper Silesia, from 1919–1921, against Weimar rule; the resistance hoped to break away from Germany in order to join the Second Polish Republic, which had been established in the wake of World War I...
throughout the Upper Silesian region between 1918 and 1921, and
Upper Silesia PlebisciteThe Upper Silesia plebiscite was a border referendum mandated by the Versailles Treaty and carried out in March 1921 to determine a section of the border between Germany and Poland. The region was ethnically mixed, chiefly among Germans, Poles, and a population which thought of itself as...
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Silesian Parliament or
Silesian Sejm was the governing body of the
Autonomous Silesian VoivodeshipThe Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship was an autonomous region of Poland created as the result of the popular Upper Silesia plebiscite in 1921, the treaty in Geneva, three Upper Silesian Uprisings, and the partition of Upper Silesia between Poland, Germany and then-Czechoslovakia.-General...
, an autonomous
voivodeshipA voivodeship, also spelled voivodship, voivodina or vojvodina , is a type of administrative...
of the
Second Polish RepublicThe Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; from the creation of an independent Polish state in the aftermath of World War I, to the invasion of Poland in 1939 by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic,...
between 1920 and 1945. It was elected in democratic elections and had certain influence over the usage of taxes collected in Silesia. It consisted of 48 deputies (24 from 1935).
History
The eastern part of
Upper SilesiaUpper 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, Bohemia, Poland, Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Prussia, and later of unified German Reich...
became part of the Second Polish Republic following the
Silesian UprisingsThe Silesian Uprisings were a series of three armed uprisings of the Poles and Polish Silesians of Upper Silesia, from 1919–1921, against Weimar rule; the resistance hoped to break away from Germany in order to join the Second Polish Republic, which had been established in the wake of World War I...
throughout the Upper Silesian region between 1918 and 1921, and
Upper Silesia PlebisciteThe Upper Silesia plebiscite was a border referendum mandated by the Versailles Treaty and carried out in March 1921 to determine a section of the border between Germany and Poland. The region was ethnically mixed, chiefly among Germans, Poles, and a population which thought of itself as...
. The land was subsequently divided by an allied commission and the
League of NationsThe League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members...
, leaving Katowice region on the Polish side. Together with
Cieszyn SilesiaCieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
it formed Silesian Voievodeship with significant autonomy (Silesian Parliament as a constituency and Silesian Voivodship Council as the executive body).
Building
Designed by architect Lech Wojtyczko, the Silesian Parliament was built in 1925-1929. For a very long time it was the biggest structure in Poland. Currently it hosts the offices of the Silesian Voivodship.