The small town of Boleslawiec is situated in the south-western part of Poland and the north-western part of the Lower Silesia region.
To the north of Boleslawiec you can find some of the relaxing lower Silesian forests, and it is easy to get to some of the well-known resorts of the Karkonosze and Izerskie Mountains.
The origins of Boleslawiec date back to 1202, in which year a tribe named the Bobrzanians (meaning ‘beavers’) founded a settlement on the banks of a river having numerous beavers (the River Bobr).
Boleslawiec stoneware originated as folk art in the early 1800's It was crafted in the German province of Silesia, now a part of Poland (called Slask in Polish).
Several cooperatives operate in Boleslawiec today but the finest stoneware is produced by the cooperative known as "Boleslawiec Artistic Ceramic" Most of their work is exported making it almost impossible to find anywhere else in Poland.
Boleslawiec is distinguished by its clean lines and captivating designs in cobalt blue, peacock blue, and earth tones.
It came to the Bohemian crown in 1392, to Prussia in 1742, and was assigned to Poland by the Potsdam Conference of 1945.
"The territorial flag of the Self-governing Boleslawiec County is a horizontal, rectangular piece of cloth in proportions of width to length 5 : 8.
On the middle band (color red) superimpossed are the arms of the Boleslawiec County as to fill the middle of that band - the axis of the shield should correspond to the axis of the band (vertical division of the eagle should cover the axis of the red band,
If you are going to Poland, you will probably see the famous hand-made pottery from the small town of Boleslawiec (pronounced bo-leh-swav-ee-ets) located in the southwest of Poland.
All Boleslawiec pottery is clearly marked with stickers that give a "Gat." rating.
Many of the classic patterns are repeated throughout the factories in Boleslawiec with minor alterations.
