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Historical region | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Austrian Silesia, before 1740 Prussian annexation Prussian Silesia, 1871 Oder riverBasemap shows modern national borders. | |
| Coordinates: 51°36′N 17°12′E / 51.6°N 17.2°ECoordinates: 51°36′N 17°12′E / 51.6°N 17.2°E | |
| Country | |
| Largest city | Wrocław |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | c. 8,000,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Silesia (Polish: Śląsk; German: Schlesien; Latin: Silesia; Silesian: Ślůnsk) is a historical region of Poland. From 1742 to 1945, it was a province in the east of Prussia and later Germany. In 1945, all of Poland was occupied by the Soviet Red Army. In the following years, the communist occupant enacted laws that in effect chased away all of the remaining owners.
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