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  .:: Województwo Dolnośląskie - ::.
Despite that, the climate of Lower Silesia is mild, and the lowlands of the Province are the warmest area of Poland.
Lower Silesia is characterized by a high percentage of people with college and university diplomas (7.1%), while approximately 55% of its inhabitants are secondary school graduates.
Timber stock of the Lower Silesian forests ise forests her sectorsocessing an are protected areas er Silesia estimated at 110 million cubic metres and it is used as raw material by the timber industry and by timberprocessing plants in other sectors.
www.umwd.pl /index.php?strona=informacja_en   (4007 words)

  
 The Researcher`s Mobility Portal
Among the Lower Silesian organizations conducting research there are some which stand out in terms of their level of activity in research projects and their contribution to the economy.
The Lower Silesian region is characterized by the relatively smaller significance of the enterprise sector (43.4 per cent of the entire internal outlays were allocated to R&D activities in this sector, while in the EU countries it was on average - 65.7%); however, this sector stands out in the region for the highest development dynamics.
The degree of wear and tear of R&D equipment in Lower Silesia in 2001 was 88.8%, in the country it was on average 71.2%, in the Mazowieckie region - 69.6%, and in the Wielkopolskie region - 64.7%.
www.eracareers-poland.gov.pl /page.html?kid=1855:2658   (1514 words)

  
 Wroclaw
It is the principal city and administrative seat of the Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesian) region.
Already a place of some importance, it became the capital of the imperial duchy of Silesia in 1138 and of Lower Silesia in 1163, where Silesians had founded a settlement south of the river.
In 1569 Silesia had made a contract with Brandenburg, that in the case that the last Silesian Piast rulers died out, the land would be united with Brandenburg.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wr/Wroclaw.html   (707 words)

  
 Lower Silesia - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Lower Silesia (Polish: Dolny Śląsk, Latin: Silesia Inferior, German: Niederschlesien) is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia in Poland, located along the middle Odra River and organized into Lower Silesian Voivodship, (Polish: województwo dolnośląskie) with capital Wrocław.
In 1348 most of the Silesian duchies were ruled by the Polish-speaking Piast dukes under the feudal overlordship of Bohemian kings, and thus became part of the Holy Roman Empire.
Most of Silesia became Prussian in 1742 after the First Silesian War and was turned into the Silesian province, divided into the districts of Lower Silesia (Liegnitz), Middle Silesia (Breslau), and Upper Silesia (Oppeln).
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Lower_Silesian_Voivodship   (533 words)

  
 Meeting in Wroclaw
Lower Silesia is one of the 16 regions of Poland, created in January 1999 by the reform of the country’s administrative structure.
Lower Silesian Voivodship is one of the most successful regions in Poland in terms of the attraction of foreign direct investment.
Lower Silesia is capable of revitalising its old mission — it should be noted that the region used to be an interface by means of which new social, organisational and technological concepts used to be implanted on the Polish soil.
www.baltic-network.de /index.php?page=39   (6988 words)

  
 SAIL - Member Profiles - Poland, Lower Silesia
Lower Silesian Voivodship was established on January 1, 1999 since when the new administrative division forced on the base of Decree of the Cabinet (signed in August 7, 1998).
Lower Silesian Voivodship is situated in south-western part of Poland.
Trans-border co-operation and economic exchange are one of assets of Lower Silesia.
www.sail-eu.net /member_profiles/Poland_Lower_Silesia   (377 words)

  
 Lower Silesian Voivodeship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo dolnośląskie) is an administrative region in southwestern Poland, located along the middle Odra River with its capital at Wrocław.
It consists of Lower Silesia, the northwestern part of the historic and geographic region of Silesia.
The voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra voivodeships, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Silesian_Voivodship   (195 words)

  
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Lower Silesian Province occupies space of 19 948 km2 and 7 place as regards size within 16 provinces.
Wrocław plays an important role in the hiking of Lower Silesia and it is famous for its historic of XIII century Old Town, complex of sacral objects in Ostrow Tumski, and one of the biggest Zoological Garden in Europe.
The Lower Silesian Province for devotees of winter sports has also the offer for spending of the leisure in two biggest ski resorts of West Poland, in Karpacz - the most beautiful place laying at foot of Śnieżka and in Szklarska Poręba - laying at foot of Szrenica.
www.invest-park.com.pl /english/turystyka.php   (1739 words)

  
 Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia) Province, Poland
The region of Lower Silesia (Dolny Slasky) covers an area of around 20,000 sq km and is populated by approximately 3 million people.
Lower Silesia is also home to lots of geological curiosities such as caves; rocky labyrinths; and several long-extinct volcanoes.
The river system of the Lower Silesian region is formed by the Odra (Oder) and its tributaries; and there are a number of large artificial lakes, and intersting waterfalls.
polandpoland.com /dolnoslaskie.html   (313 words)

  
 The Researcher`s Mobility Portal
Lower Silesian Voivodeship is situated in the south-western part of Poland.
There are a number of tourist attractions in the Lower Silesia region including: the Sudetan, Stolowe, Karkonosze and Rudawy Janowickie mountains, the Klodzko Valley; numerous castles, Cistercian monasteries, historical churches, many places of worship, spas, relics of technology, Gothic and Baroque treasures of Wroclaw and other Lower Silesian towns.
The Opole Voivodeship is the smallest region in the administrative make-up of the country, both in terms of area and population.
www.eracareers-poland.gov.pl /page.html?kid=913:1897   (589 words)

  
 Polish culture: "Das Rheingold" - A Super-Production of the Lower Silesian Opera
Polish culture: "Das Rheingold" - A Super-Production of the Lower Silesian Opera
The Lower Silesian Opera's super-production is a feast for the eyes.
The primary scenic element is a steel structure that possesses a total mass of eight tons.
www.culture.pl /en/culture/wy_in_zloto_renu_opera_dolnoslaska   (344 words)

  
 Poland as you like! - Silesian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fascinating folklore, coal-mining traditions and delicious Silesian dishes such as fl pudding and stuffed beef steak are contrasted with busy towns and cities which are today’s centres of science, culture and business.
In 1355 Bytom became the capital of the Duchy of Silesia and is now one of the oldest Silesian cities, and proud of its medievial Old Town.
The gateway to the Silesian Beskids is the city of Bielsko-Biała.
poland.as /en/304,,1,1,0,0/Silesian.html   (1481 words)

  
 The Social/Cultural Society of the Germans in the Opole District
In the cities and in the Lower Silesian countryside, German slowly became the common language.
In 1526, Bohemia with its Silesian provinces fell under rule of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty and remained for 200 years under the influence of Vienna.
Many German Silesians, still convinced, that the status quo would only be a temporary arrangement, opted under pressure for Polish citizenship to save their lives and belongings.
www.tskn.vdg.pl /en/en_history.htm   (915 words)

  
 Wratislavia Cantans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Another option are ''Tracing the Cisters Route'' excursions - the Lower Silesian section of the Cisters Route winding throughout Europe with the Cisters Abbeys as its milestones.
The monastery of the oldest Polish Cisters abbey in Lubiąż is classified as zero class monument - a masterpiece of Silesian baroque.
''Lower Silesia - Greater Poland'' - before you attend the concert in Głogów, you will be invited to see the nearby attractions of Greater Poland: the St. Philip Neri Basilica in Gostyń and the castle in Rydzyna - the jewel of the Polish baroque situated in a picturesque 12-hectare park.
www.wratislavia.art.pl /miejscaen.htm   (617 words)

  
 Poland as you like! - Lower Silesian
The Massif of Ślęża (an extinct volcano) extends beyond the surrounding Silesian Lowland.
The wonders of Lower Silesian flora and fauna can also be admired in the north of the region.
Lower Silesia and the adjacent Lusitia region are its monuments, particularly their complexes of great historical value, which can be seen in many cities and towns.
poland.as /Polish_Regions/.../293,,1,1,0,0-Lower_Silesian.html   (1355 words)

  
 WINUEL SA - Lower Silesian Economic Certificate for WINUEL SA
Lower Silesian Economic Certificate of the 2nd edition were presented on 10 July 2002 in the Column Room of the Province Governor’s Office.
The Economic Certyficate was awarded to Lower Silesian companies which demonstrated good financial results and epitomised quality and modernity.
We are happy to say that in recognition of the importance of the DCG winners for the continued growth of Lower Silesia, the authorities became particularly involved in the Certificate concept.
www.winuel.com.pl /w2.nsf/EN/0207-dcg.html   (192 words)

  
 German Genealogy: Dialects
Lower Lausitzian and its neighboring Lower Silesian overlap geographically with the former High Prussian in central East Prussia and its neighboring West Prussia.
To Lower Saxon belong the dialect regions of North Lower Saxon, Westphalian, and Eastphalian.
A sharp boundary from the Rothaar mountains on divides Lower Saxon from Franconian and Hessian.
www.genealogienetz.de /misc/dialect-e.html   (1405 words)

  
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Wroclaw, the capital of Lower Silesia, is considered by EU spatial planning institutions one of the most significant centres of development and innovation in the nascent new European space.
The Lower Silesia Province (województwo dolnoslakie) borders on the Czech Republic in the south (state border length - 432 km) and Germany (Saxony) in the west (state border length - 80 km).
The significance of the region in terms of transport is also boosted by the Oder waterway that connects Lower Silesia with the Szczecin-Swinoujscie sea ports and, through a network of channels, with Berlin and the entire European inland navigation network.
www.regstrat.net /index.php5?tree=20   (3782 words)

  
 Press release 21/06/2004
On 7-8 June 2004, in Wrocław, the capital city of the Lower Silesian Voivodship (Province), and somewhere in the Voivodship area, celebration of the World Environmental Day was held.
Stanisław Łopatowski, the Lower Silesian Voivode, attended the conference.
Firemen of the Lower Silesian Voivodship commemorated the World Environmental Day with impressive land and water manoeuvres which were watched by Mr.
www.mos.gov.pl /mos/news/press_releases/2004.06.21.html   (503 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for silesian
Causes of the War The war broke out when, on the strength of the pragmatic sanction of 1713, the Austrian archduchess Maria Theresa succeeded her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, as ruler of the Hapsburg lands.
The city's importance dates from the 19th-century industrialization of the Lower Silesian coal basin.
THE UPPER SILESIANS' STEREOTYPICAL PERCEPTION OF THE POLES AND THE GERMANS.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=silesian   (583 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - Domino Effect
Lower Silesia has favorable conditions for the development of any industry.
But specific regions, like Saxony, Lower Saxony or Brandenburg are a sales market for Polish goods and services, particularly the products and services of Lower Silesia, an important market as figures indicate.
The owner of the Lower Silesian Industrial Corporation and co-founder of the Lower Silesian Chamber of Commerce.
www.warsawvoice.pl /view/5448   (742 words)

  
 Lower Silesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The area of all of Silesia is recorded entirely in Magna Germania two thousand years ago with a number of Germanic tribes among them the Vandals, Lugii and the Silingians.
In 1945 after World War II Lower Silesia east of the Lusatian Neisse was assigned to Poland by the conquest of the Soviet Union and its Allies and its German population was expelled by brutal force.
The small section of Lower Silesia west of the Lusatian Neisse which remained in Germany is divided between the districts of Görlitz and Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis in Saxony and Oberspreewald-Lausitz in Brandenburg.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Silesia   (663 words)

  
 UOKiK
Under the agreement, both companies decided not to compete with each other in the Lower Silesian press market for five years, and the undertaking referred not only to Polskapresse and DWP, but also to enterprises from the Orkla Media capital group, of which DWP is part.
The office found out that the total sales of the enterprises participating in the concentration exceeded EUR 50 million and therefore there was the obligation to notify the transaction to the President of the OCCP.
At the same time, the share of Polskapresse in the market of regional daily general information press in Lower Silesia grew from 36.4 percent to 60.8 percent; in the market of advertising space in daily Lower Silesian press, the share grew from 37.7 percent to 53 percent.
www.uokik.gov.pl /en/press_office/press_releases/art3.html   (876 words)

  
 Lower Silesian Voivodship
The Lower Silesian Voivodship (in Polish województwo dolnośląskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in south-western Poland.
Polish regions are officially referred to by an adjective.
The noun is Dolny Slask, which is Polish for "Lower Silesia".
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/do/Dolnoslaskie.html   (92 words)

  
 Silesian Autonomy Movement - Ruch Autonomi Slaska
Nonetheless, founder-members of a minority movement, the Union of Population of Silesian Nationality, had to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights after the Polish Supreme Court ruled in 1998 that a Silesian nation does not exist.
According to historical research more than 90% of Lower Silesians /of German nationality/ and about 50% of the Upper Silesian population had to leave their homes and move to Germany.
Nowadays the Silesian Autonomy Movement, the Upper Silesians‘ Association and the Silesian Academic Association are very active movements advocating autonomy for Silesia.
www.republikasilesia.com /RAS   (920 words)

  
 olesnica.pl - Serwis Informacyjny Miasta Oleśnicy, Urząd Miasta Oleśnica, Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej
It’s unique nature is defined by architectural monuments, historical – fascinating – achievements of the past generations, Silesian cultural heritage, location and accentuated with high spires panorama.
Oleśnica is located in the North –West part of Lower Silesian Voivodship, at the crossing of main communication routes with national and international meaning (railway connections with Upper Silesia, Wrocław, Prag-Łodź-Warszawa).
It’s unique nature is defined by architectural monuments, Silesian historical heritage, accentuated with high spires panorama as well as picturesque location on the Olesnica Lowland, at the foot of Trzebnica Hills.
www.olesnica.pl /index.php?id=70   (307 words)

  
 Polish Geological Institute
However, for full estimation of, the atmospheric pollution also the mines in which methane was detected but the reserves of the gas have not been proved should be taken into consideration.
The perspectives are considerably worse in the Lower Silesian Coal Basin where the perspective resources amounted to about 5 billion m
The zones pertain to the beds of thickness exceeding 0.3 m lying at a depth 1,600 m in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin and of 1,000 m in the Lower Silesian Coal Basin.
www.pgi.gov.pl /mineral_resources/cbm.htm   (388 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Lower Silesian local government members, parliamentarians, politicians, entrepreneurs and scientists will meet for the 6th time at the Lower Silesian Political and Economic Forum in Krzyżowa, Wałbrzych province, Nov. 26 - 28.
Lower Silesia’s social capital has been noticed by many important investors involved in industry and highly specialized services - Whirlpool, 3M, japanese companies, Cap Gemini and Siemens.” said Muszyński.
On the second day of the Forum speakers will discuss the Polish banking system, the use of EU funds, new technologies, energy security, changes on the Lower Silesian cultural map and the adjustment of Wrocław colleges and universities to the requirements of the Lisbon Strategy.
www.warsawvoice.pl /printArticle.php?a=6956   (407 words)

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