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Wrocław

Eastern Europe

Wroclaw is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
672,545 1
Area (sq km)
292.81 1
Founding Year
950 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Latitude
51.11 degrees north 1
Longitude
17.0325 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, States or Territories

Wroclaw is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Source Wroclaw (Wikipedia)
Poland, Countries
Source Wroclaw (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, States or Territories

Wroclaw is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Source Wroclaw (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Adolph Menzel

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Georg Pencz

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Pencz, Georg (German painter, draftsman, and engraver, ca. 1500-1550)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Breslau (Dolnośla̜skie, Poland) (inhabited place)

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FAMO

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Techland

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University of Wrocław

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Source University of Wrocław (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence 1
Quote, Lead, sentence 1
The University of Wrocław (Polish: Uniwersytet Wrocławski, UWr; Latin: Universitas Wratislaviensis) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland.
Sources
1. Wroclaw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Wrocław (Polish: [ˈvrɔt͡swaf] ; German: Breslau [ˈbʁɛslaʊ] ; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the regions of Silesia and Lower Silesia.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    672,545
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    30 June 2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    292.81
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    51.11000°N, 17.03250°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    51.11000°N, 17.03250°E
  • Lead section
    Wrocław (Polish: [ˈvrɔt͡swaf] ; German: Breslau [ˈbʁɛslaʊ] ; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
  • Associated With: Poland, Infobox, Country
    poland
  • Associated With: Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Infobox, Voivodeship field
    Lower Silesian
  • Capital Of: Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Infobox, Voivodeship field (capital-of support)
    Lower Silesian
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Wrocław (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox field 'Established' = '10th century' on the 'Wrocław' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Wroclaw
Wikidata Q1799, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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