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Lower Silesia (Prussian province)

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Lower Silesia (German Niederschlesien) was a province of Prussia which together with Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) formed most of the historical region Silesia until the end of World War II. However, some parts went to the new state of Czechoslovakia after World War I. Silesia was ceded by Austria to Prussia in 1742, and in 1919 divided into Upper and Lower Silesia. The capital of Lower Silesia was Breslau (now Wroclaw). The province was further divided into two administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke), Breslau and Liegnitz.

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1 Administrative regions

Administrative regions

Regierungsbezirk Breslau

City Counties / Stadtkreise

  1. City of Breslau
  2. City of Brieg
  3. City of Schweidnitz
  4. City of Waldenburg

Counties / Landkreise

  1. Breslau County
  2. Brieg County
  3. Frankenstein County
  4. Glatz County
  5. Groß Wartenberg County
  6. Guhrau County
  7. Habelschwerdt County
  8. Militsch County
  9. Namslau County
  10. Neumarkt County
  11. Oels County
  12. Ohlau County
  13. Reichenbach (im Eulengebirge) County
  14. Schweidnitz County
  15. Strehlen County
  16. Trebnitz County
  17. Waldenburg County
  18. Wohlau County

Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz

City Counties / Stadtkreise

  1. City of Glogau
  2. City of Görlitz
  3. City of Hirschberg im Riesengebirge
  4. City of Liegnitz

Counties / Landkreise

  1. Bunzlau County
  2. Fraustadt County
  3. Freystadt in Niederschlesien
  4. Glogau County
  5. Görlitz County
  6. Goldberg County
  7. Grünberg County
  8. Hirschberg County
  9. Hoyerswerda County
  10. Jauer County
  11. Landeshut County
  12. Lauban County
  13. Liegnitz County
  14. Löwenberg County
  15. Lüben County
  16. Rothenburg in Oberlausitz County
  17. Sprottau County (in Sagan)

Now Lower Silesia lies mainly in Poland (see Lower Silesian Voivodship) and with parts in the German state of Saxony; the Görlitz, Rothenburg and Hoyerswerda areas.

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