Duchy of Upper Silesia

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duchy
gptkbp:area approximately 10,000 km²
gptkbp:associatedWith Piast dynasty
gptkbp:borderedBy Duchy of Lower Silesia
gptkbp:capital Opole
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Silesian dialects
Silesian_cuisine
Silesian_folklore
Silesian_festivals
Silesian_music
gptkbp:currency Silesian grosz
gptkbp:dissolved 18th century
gptkbp:economicActivity Agriculture
Coal mining
Manufacturing
Steel production
Textile industry
gptkbp:established 13th century
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Odra_River
gptkbp:governmentType Duchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Prussian_Wars
gptkb:Silesian_Wars
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Polish-Silesian_Uprisings
Early Modern Period
Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cultural and economic center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duchy of Upper Silesia
gptkbp:influencedBy German_culture
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Bytom
gptkb:Tychy
gptkb:Gliwice
gptkb:Wrocław
gptkb:Rybnik
Chorzów
Zabrze
Katowice
Dąbrowa Górnicza
Sosnowiec
gptkbp:notableEvent Treaty of Breslau
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Henry_I_of_Poland
gptkb:Bolesław_I_the_Tall
gptkb:Casimir_II_of_Poland
Bolesław II of Silesia
Władysław Opolski
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Silesia
gptkbp:population around 1 million
gptkbp:region Upper Silesia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Prussian_Province_of_Silesia
gptkbp:transportation Airports
Highways
Public transport system
Railway_network