Dolnoslaskie Province, Poland

Lower Silesia

Glogau Dolnosłaskie

One of the recently restored streets in the town of Glogow (Glogau) in the west of Poland.

The region of Lower Silesia (Dolny Slasky) covers an area of around 20,000 sq km and is populated by approximately 3 million people. It is bordered by Lubuskie and Wiekopolskie to the north, the Opole province to the east, Germany to the west and the Czech republic to the south.

There are a number of tourist attractions in the Lower Silesia region including: the Sudetan, Stolowe, Karkonosze and Rudawy Janowickie mountains; the Klodzko spas; a large number of castles; and many other architectural monuments. Lower Silesia is also home to lots of geological curiosities such as caves; rocky labyrinths; and several long-extinct volcanoes. Among the many mineral springs there are some thermal and radioactive ones!

A significant part of Lower Silesia is or was in the past heavilly industrialised. These industries include the mining of coal, metal ores, and stone; and glassmaking; power generation, metallurgy and steel plants.

The river system of the Lower Silesian region is formed by the Odra (Oder) and its tributaries; and there are a number of large artificial lakes, and intersting waterfalls. Large parts of Lower Silesia are forested including the Sudetan and Lower Silesian forests. There are two national parks and numerous nature reserves. The best known of which is Milicz Ponds, the largest bird reserve in the south of Poland.

The capital and perhaps major tourist attraction of the province is the city of Wroclaw (Breslaw / Breslau). Wroclaw is a city with a great main market square, numerous historic buildings, bridges and monuments, and a wonderful zoo. Wroclaw also has a large number of interesting cafes and bars where people from all over the world come together to admire the attractions of the city and region. Other interesting towns and cities include: Glogow, Jelenia Gora, Klodzko and Legnica.

Bardo Slaskie

Bolesławiec

Klodzko

Lubań

Bogatynia, Dolnoslaskie

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