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	Silesian Museum - History
		In the period 1985 - 1999 the Silesian Museum prepared 358 expositions of various kind.
		In the initial period after reinstitution of the Silesian Museum in rooms of the other cultural institutions (Bureau of Artistic Exhibitions, Youth Palace, Silesian Theatre, Gallery of the Silesian Library) and since 1988 in its own rooms in 3 Wojciecha Korfantego Ave.
		There were also several historical exhibitions: Silesia 1928, Silesia 1919, Silesia 1920, Silesia 1921 and Silesia 1922- with You Poland, Jerzy Zietek, Monuments of the Silesian insurrections, "Sokół" in Upper Silesia, Silesian choirs in the Polish national movement.
	www.muzeumslaskie.art.pl /ang/muzeum-4.htm (332 words)

	Silesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During this time most Silesian dukes, despite their ties with Poland, ruled small realms that were unable to unite with Poland and thus fell under the influence of neighboring Bohemia.
		In 1335 Duke Henry VI of Breslau and the Upper Silesian dukes recognized the overlordship of King John I of Bohemia, while in 1348 King Casimir III of Poland was forced to accept Bohemian control of most of Silesia.
		Silesian members of the Czech Brethren, under the leadership of Comenius, settled in Leszno.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silesia (3390 words)

	Silesia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ruling Silesian lords decided to rebuild their cities according to latest administrative developments, founding or relocating some 160 cities and 1500 towns with codified German law in place of settlements governed by older, customary Polish laws.
		In 1335, Duke Henry VI of Wroclaw and the Upper Silesian dukes recognized the overlordship of the king of Bohemia (John of Luxemburg).
		After the referendum, there were three Silesian Insurrections, and as a result of them the League of Nations decided that the province should be split and areas that voted for Poland should become an autonomous area within Poland, organised as the Silesian Voivodship (Wojewodztwo Śląskie).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Silesia (1995 words)

	Quaest.io on Silesia
		In 1335, Duke Henry VI of Wrocław and the Upper Silesian dukes recognized the overlordship of the king of Bohemia, John of Luxemburg.
		Some of the Silesian dukes – especially the remaining ones of the Piast dynasty – and the Bishop of Wrocław, Charles of Austria, wanted to move under Commonwealth protection as well, hoping to avoid participation in the Thirty Years' War which was ravaging the Holy Roman Empire.
		Under the terms of the agreements at the Yalta Conference of 1944 and the Potsdam Agreement of 1945, German Silesia east of the rivers Oder (Odra) and Lusatian Neisse (Nysa Łużycka) was transferred to Poland.
	www.quaest.io /?title=silesia (3731 words)

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		The hills north and north-east of it are termed the Silesian Mountains.
		The Silesian coal-fields have a second centre in Waldenburg, east of the Riesengebirge.
		The North German plain has, in the east, 2 canal by which Russian grain is conveyed to Konigsberg, joining the Pregel to the Memel, and the upper Silesian coalfield is in communication with the Oder by means of the Klodnitz canal.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?content_id=27974&locale=en (19912 words)

	Silesia: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		The Silesian duchies had accepted the suzerainty of the predominantly German-speaking but loosely governed Holy Roman Empire in 1163.
		In 1327, Duke Henry VI of Breslau and the Upper Silesian dukes recognized the suzerainty of the king of Bohemia (John of Luxemburg).
		After the referendum, there were three Silesian Insurrections, as a result of which, parts of Silesia became part of Poland.
	www.encyclopedian.com /si/Silesia.html (1410 words)

	List of Polish uprisings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(Polish: powstania wielkopolskie) were a series of 5 military insurrections of the Polish people in the Greater Poland region (also called the Grand Duchy of Poznań) against the occupying Prussian and German forces, after the partitions of Poland (1772-1795).
		The Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921 against the rule of Germany
		The Silesian Uprisings (Polish: Powstania śląskie) was a series of three military insurrections (1919-1921) of the Polish people in the Upper Silesia region against the occupying German/Prussian forces in order to liberate the region and join Poland, which had regained her independence after World War I (1914-1918)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Polish_uprisings (370 words)

	Silesia Encyclopedia Article @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The installation of trains made mass movements possible and there were times, that trains would not stop in the eastern parts of Germany in order to curb the massive onslought of people moving in from the east.
		Although Fryderyk Wilhelm, the last male Piast Duke of Cieszyn/Teschen died in 1625, rule of the duchy passed to his sister until her death in 1653.
		During Poland's fragmentation (1138–1320) into duchies ruled by different branches of the Piast dynasty, Silesia was ruled by descendants of the former royal family.
	www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/Silesia (3095 words)

	The Ultimate Silesia - American History Information Guide and Reference
		In 1335, Duke Henry VI of Wroclaw and the Upper Silesian dukes recognized the overlordship of the king of Bohemia (John of Luxemburg).
		After the referendum, there were three Silesian Insurrections, and as a result of them the League of Nations decided that the province should be split and areas that voted for Poland should become an autonomous area within Poland, organised as the Silesian Voivodship (Wojewodztwo Śląskie).
		The last Polish census of 2002 showed that the Silesians are the largest ethnic minority in Poland, Germans being the second — both groups are located mostly in the Silesian region.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Silesia (2005 words)

	Silesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During this time most Silesian dukes, despite their ties with Poland, ruled small realms that were unable to unite with Poland and fell under Czech dominance or under Czech rule.
		Some of the Silesian dukes – especially the remaining ones of the Piast dynasty – and the Bishop of Wrocław, Archduke Carl Habsburg, wanted to move under Commonwealth protection as well, hoping to avoid participation in the Thirty Years' War which was ravaging the Holy Roman Empire.
		After the referendum, there were three Silesian Insurrections, instigated by Polish nationalists, as a result of which the League of Nations decided that the province should be split again and that the areas that had voted for Poland should become an autonomous area within Poland, organised as the Silesian Voivodship (Wojewodztwo Śląskie).
	dictionpedia.com /en/Silesia (3565 words)

	Sejny - Small town on the borderland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1804 the monastery of Sejny was dissolved.
		It was a harbinger of the outburst of a military insurrection.
		On the potential area of the planned insurrection there were 1200 man power on the Lithuanian side, 600 of them were positioned along the river Czarna Hańcza and the rest, that is 400 troops sat in defensive positions in Sejny.
	www.sejny.home.pl /sejny/sejny_en/se_en.htm (3196 words)

	Poland - Search View - MSN Encarta
		North of the mountains are a zone of foothills, the Silesian Plain, and the Little Polish Upland.
		Other abortive insurrections and nationalist demonstrations occurred in various parts of Poland in 1846, 1848, 1861, and most notably in 1863.
		After the insurrection of 1863 the Russian Empire, intensifying its programme for the Russification of the Polish lands under its rule, introduced the Russian language in schools, restricted the use of the Polish language, and interfered with the activities of the Roman Catholic Church.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761559758__1/Poland.html (12494 words)

	Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the wake of the insurrection of 1794, Russia, Prussia, and Austria carried out the third and final partition of Poland-Lithuania in 1795, erasing the Commonwealth of Two Nations from the map and pledging never to let it return.
		During the decades that followed the January Insurrection, Poles largely forsook the goal of immediate independence and turned instead to fortifying the nation through the subtler means of education, economic development, and modernization.
		To the south of the lowlands are the lesser Poland uplands, a belt varying in width from ninety to 200 kilometers, formed by the gently sloping foothills of the Sudeten and Carpathian mountain ranges and the uplands that connect the ranges in southcentral Poland.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/poland/all.html (17850 words)

	The Warsaw Voice - Buzz
		Important institutions were established such as the Silesian Parllament, Bishop's Curia of the Silesian Diocese, various consulates, and banks.
		As the city became a cultural center, the Silesian Musical Conservatory, Silesian Technical College, and other educational institutions were established.
		Cultural institutions which deserve special attention are the reconstructed Silesian Museum, the Stanis³aw Wyspiañski Theatre, Silesian Philharmonic, Polish Radio Orchestra, the TV station, and several radio stations.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /web/geography/regions/slask/cached_4.html (603 words)

	History Channel Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		N of the mountains are a zone of foothills, the Silesian Plain, and the Little Polish Upland.
		On Nov. 29, 1830, this movement culminated in the outbreak of armed insurrection.
		After the insurrection of 1863 the Russian Empire, intensifying its program for the Russification of the Polish lands under its rule, introduced the Russian language in the schools, restricted the use of the Polish language, and interfered with the activities of the Roman Catholic church.
	www.historychannel.com /encyclopedia/article.jsp?link=FWNE.fw..po103600.a (8760 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Some of the Silesian dukes (especially remaining ones of the Piast dynasty) and bishop of Wrocław, archduke Karol Habsburg wanted to move under Commonwealth protection as well (hoping to avoid participation in the Thirty Years' War which was ravaging lands of the Holy Roman Empire).
		After the referendum, there were three Silesian Insurrections, as a result of which the League of Nations decided that the province should be split again and that the areas that voted for Poland should become an autonomous area within Poland, organised as the Silesian Voivodship (Wojewodztwo Śląskie).
		Silesian Poles were massively killed or deported, and new German settlers were brought to their homes after these atrocities.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Silesia (3411 words)

	Silesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During this time most Silesian duke s, despite their ties with Poland, ruled small realms that were unable to unite with Poland and fell under Bohemian dominance or under Bohemian rule.
		In 1335, Duke Henry VI of Wrocław and the Upper Silesian dukes recognized the overlordship of the king of Bohemia, John I, Count of Luxemburg.
		Under the terms of the agreements at the Yalta Conference of 1944 and the Potsdam Agreement of 1945, German Silesia east of the rivers Oder and Lusatian Neisse was transferred to Poland.
	www.reee.org /en/Silesia (12058 words)

	Piast oddd.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The German area of Silesia consists of the city of Görlitz and the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia district in Saxony.
		Some of the Silesian dukes – especially the remaining ones of the Piast dynasty – and the Bishop of Wrocław, Archduke Karol Habsburg, wanted to move under Commonwealth protection as well, hoping to avoid participation in the Thirty Years' War which was ravaging the Holy Roman Empire.
		Under the terms of the agreements at the Yalta Conference of 1944 and the Potsdam Agreement of 1945, most of Silesia east of the rivers Oder (Odra) and Neisse (Nysa) was transferred to Poland.
	piast.en.oddd.org (6147 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lastly, it is _false, factually false_, that the German bourgeoisie wholly fails to appreciate the general significance of the Silesian revolt.
		Confronted with the initial outbreak of the Silesian revolt no man who thinks or loves the truth could regard the duty to play _schoolmaster_ to the event as his primary task.
		The "Prussian" predicts the suppression of the insurrections which are sparked off by the "disasterous isolation of man from the community and of their thoughts from social principles".
	eserver.org /MARX/1844-king.prussia.txt (6979 words)

	Wilhelm Wolff \| libcom.org
		Nothing afforded him greater pleasure than to dupe the censors, which, given the stupidity of most of them, was not all that difficult as soon as one became somewhat familiar with their weak spots.
		As a result of the redemptions, which were always and everywhere passed and put into effect for the benefit of the privileged and the ruination of the rural people, the Silesian Junkers had obtained the tidy sum of about 80 millions in hard cash, arable land, and interest from the hands of the rural population.
		Wolff wrote this 27 years ago, and the events he describes belong to the period 1820-48; but on reading them today one seems to be reading an account of the procedure by which the serfs of Russia were emancipated and became so-called free peasants after 1861.
	www.libcom.org /library/wilhelm-wolff-engels (12052 words)

	CHAPTER II
		Those cultures, based on despotic systems unlike the Polish culture, did not survive the decomposition of their state forms, for they did not develop an "organic way of being," that is, home and family.
		insurrection and before to a certain degree the Bar confederation began a long and complicated process of permeating peasant cabins with liberation traditions.
		The insurrection "insignia" (scythe, Cracow cap, russet overcoat) were taken from the peasant culture.
	www.crvp.org /book/Series04/IVA-19/chapter_ii.htm (5568 words)

	The King of Prussia and Social Reform - Karl Marx \| libcom.org
		Lastly, it is false, factually false, that the German bourgeoisie wholly fails to appreciate the general significance of the Silesian revolt.
		Not only were machines destroyed, those competitors of the workers, but also the account books, the titles of ownership, and whereas all other movements had directed their attacks primarily at the visible enemy, namely the industrialists, the Silesian workers turned also against the hidden enemy, the bankers.
		Confronted with the initial outbreak of the Silesian revolt no man who thinks or loves the truth could regard the duty to play schoolmaster to the event as his primary task.
	www.libcom.org /library/king-of-prussia-and-social-reform-karl-marx (6941 words)

	English Silesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Silesia (; ; ; Silesian: Ślonsk / Ślónsk) is a historical region in central Europe.
		Since the beginning of the 17th century religious conflicts and wars between the supporters of Reformation and Counter-reformation, many Czech and (Germanic as well as Slavic) Silesian protestants were seeking refuge in the then-tolerant Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
		More than 30 000 Silesian men (of both German nad Polish roots) were deported to Soviet mines, the majority of them never returned.
	articles.gourt.com /?article=Silesia&type=en (3878 words)

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		Hoffman von Hoffmannswaldau, A.D. 1679, the founder of the second Silesian school, was a caricature of Opitz, Lohenstein of Gryphius, Besser of Flemming, Talander and Ziegler of Zesen, and even Francisci was outdone by that most intolerable of romancers, Happel.
		The Silesian, Stranizki, who, A.D. 1708, founded the Leopoldstadt theatre at Vienna, which afterward became so celebrated, and gave to it the popular comic style for which it is famous at the present day, was also a poet of extreme originality.
		The signal for insurrection was to be given by firing the immense wood-yards.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext05/8grm410.txt (15525 words)

	CHAPTER VIII
		Scouts and veterans of Silesian uprisings (1919-1921) fought with Germans in Katowice, even when the army left the city, suffering huge losses both in combat and subsequent executions.
		The population of Warsaw, in spite of the effects of the three weeks’ siege (September 8-28, 1939), was ready to continue the struggle.
		Women could be found in guerilla and in insurrectional squads, in the forests and on the barricades of Warsaw.
	www.crvp.org /book/Series04/IVA-19/chapter_viii.htm (4478 words)

	World War 2: Zegota - Council for Aid to Jews
		Born in 1893, Grobelny had fought for Polish independence and social justice, participating in the Silesian Uprisings, and leading strikes and street demonstrations.
		The treasurer of Zegota was Ferdynand Arczynski, cryptonym "Marek," a member of the Democratic Party and former editor of the Polish Daily in Cracow.
		Born in 1900, Arczynski was also a veteran of the Silesian Uprisings.
	www.projectinposterum.com /docs/zegota_print.htm (4119 words)

	Reference
		Cross of Valour and Merit of the Silesian Army.
		A silvered Cross with a Silesian Eagle in the center obverse and 17.VIII.19 3.V.21 17.VIII.20 ZA POW.
		White metal cross with Silesian Eagle in a bright blue enamel circle and "1921 1939 1945" on the obverse.
	home.golden.net /~medals/Reference.html (3766 words)

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		Froude's admirable expression, "he breathed an atmosphere of suspended insurrection," and he was fixed and firm in his purpose to deprive all rebelliously disposed people of their leaders, or of those to whom they would naturally look for lead and direction.
		If she lived, her accession would be a temptation to insurrection; if she did not live, and the King had no other children, a civil war was inevitable.
		At present such a difficulty would be disposed of by an immediate and simple reference to the collateral branches of the royal family; the crown would descend with even more facility than the property of an intestate to the next of kin.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext05/710a110.txt (16928 words)

	Thirty Years' War - LoveToKnow 1911
		In Spain the Catalan and Portuguese insurrections continued and the French occupied Barcelona, but underwent a serious reverse at Tarragona.
		In the north La Meilleraye captured and held some of the Artois towns, but was driven out of the open country by the superior army of the Cardinal Infante.
		Turenne, left with a few thousand men only, attempted in vain to hold his ground in Germany and had to make a hasty retreat before the archduke Leopold William, who had meantime made peace with Rakoczy, and, leaving Torstensson's 1 successor Wrangel undisturbed in his Silesian cantonments, brought Gallas's and Hatzfeldt's troops to aid Weert's.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Thirty_Years'_War (12105 words)

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