SILESIA BRESLAU HIRSCHBG BRIEG,1894 Antique Colour Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART- Rail and Route Map

Silesia (Czech: Slezsko; German: Schlesien (help·info); Polish: S'la;sk; Silesian: S'lonsk / S'lónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. Most of it is now within the borders of Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Silesia is located along the upper and middle Oder (Odra) river and along the Sudetes mountain range. The largest cities of Silesia are Wroc?aw and Katowice. In the Middle Ages, Silesia was a Piast Duchy, which subsequently became a possession of the Bohemian crown under the Holy Roman Empire and passed with that crown to the Austrian Habsburgs in 1526. In 1742, most of Silesia was seized by Frederick the Great of Prussia in the War of the Austrian Succession. This part of Silesia constituted the Prussian provinces of Upper and Lower Silesia until 1945, when most of the German part of Silesia became part of Poland. The portion of Silesia that was retained by Austria is now within the borders of the Czech Republic. Most of Silesia lies within modern Poland, whose part is divided within the following voivodships (provinces): * Greater Poland Voivodship * Lesser Poland Voivodship * Lower Silesian Voivodship * Lubusz Voivodship * Opole Voivodship * Silesian Voivodship The Opole and Silesian Voivodships are called Upper Silesia. The small portion in the Czech Republic known as Czech Silesia forms, with the northern part of Moravia, the Moravian-Silesian Region of that country, while the remainder forms a small part of the Olomouc Region. Traditionally, Silesia was bounded by the Kwisa and Bobr rivers, while the territory west of the Kwisa was Upper Lusatia (earlier Milsko). However, because part of it was included in the Prussian province of Lower Silesia, in Germany the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Hoyerswerda are considered parts of Silesia. Those districts, along with the Lower Silesian Voivodship, make up the geographic region of Lower Silesia.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 12 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition. Folded. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Blank on Reverse Side