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Upper Silesia (Polish Górny Śląsk, German Oberschlesien) is the south-eastern part
of Silesia, an historical and geographical region in Poland (Opole Voivodship and Silesian Voivodship) and the Czech Republic (Silesian-Moravian
Region). The region is situated on the Silesian highlands, between the upper Oder and upper Vistula rivers. The most important city is Katowice, the capital of the Silesian Voivodship.
Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area
total population 2,930,000.
Major cities and towns
These are the major cities and towns (population in 1995, cities lie in Poland unless otherwise marked).
- Katowice (354,200);
- Ostrava (320,000); - Czech Rep.
- Czestochowa (259,500);
- Sosnowiec (249,000);
- Bytom (227,600);
- Gliwice (214,000);
- Zabrze (201,600);
- Bielsko-Biala (180,700);
- Ruda Slaska (166,300);
- Rybnik (144,300);
- Tychy (133,900);
- Dabrowa Gornicza (130,900);
- Opole (130,600);
- Chorzow (125,800);
- Jastrzebie-Zdroj (103,500);
- Jaworzno (98,500);
- Myslowice (80,000);
- Siemianowice Slaskie (78,100);
- Kedzierzyn-Kozle (70,700);
- Wodzislaw Slaski (68,600);
- Tarnowskie Gory (67,200);
- Piekary Slaskie (67,200);
- Zory (66,300);
- Raciborz (65,100);
- Bedzin (63,100);
- Opava (62,000); - Czech Rep.
- Swietochlowice (59,600);
- Zawiercie (56,300);
- Nysa (49,000);
- Oswiecim (44,400);
- Knurow (44,200);
- Chrzanow (42,100);
- Olkusz (40,500);
- Brzeg (39,900);
- Mikolow (38,900);
- Cieszyn (37,300);
- Czeladz (36,600);
- Czechowice-Dziedzice (35,600);
- Pszczyna (34,600);
- Myszkow (34,000);
- Zywiec (32,300);
- Czerwionka-Leszczyny (30,100);
- Kluczbork (26,900);
- Lubliniec (26,900).
- Prudnik (24,300);
- Rydultowy (24,100);
- Andrychow (23,100);
- Laziska Gorne (23,000);
- Bierun (22,100);
- Pyskowice (21,900);
- Strzelce Opolskie (21,900);
- Krapkowice (20,100).
- Trzebinia (20,000).
Other cities: in Czech Republic: Český
Těšín, Karvina, Frydek-Mistek; in Poland: Chelmek, Kety, Makow Podhalanski, Skoczow, Sucha Beskidzka, Ustron, Wilamowice, Wisla, Zator.
History
Upper Silesia was formerly a Prussian province, later Autonomous Silesian Voivodship.
See also
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