Upper Silesia (Polish Górny Śląsk, German Oberschlesien) is the south-eastern part of Silesia, a historical and geographical region of Poland (Opole Voivodship and Silesian Voivodship) and of the Czech Republic (Silesian-Moravian Region). The region is situated in the Silesian highlands, between the upper Oder and upper Vistula rivers. The largest city is Katowice, capital of the Silesian Voivodship.

Total population of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area is 2,930,000.

Contents

1 Major cities and towns 2 History 3 The Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921 against Germany 4 See also

Major cities and towns

(All in Poland unless otherwise indicated; population figures are for 1995)

• Katowice (354,200)
• Ostrava (320,000) - Czech Republic
• 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 Republic
• 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 Poland: Chelmek, Kety, Makow Podhalanski, Skoczow, Sucha Beskidzka, Ustron, Wilamowice, Wisla, Zator.
Other cities in the Czech Republic: Český Těšín , Karvina , Frydek-Mistek .

History

Upper Silesia was formerly a province of Prussia, later the Autonomous Silesian Voivodship.

The Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921 against Germany

• First Silesian Uprising: 16 August-26 August 1919
• Second Silesian Uprising: 19 August-25 August 1920
• Third Silesian Uprising: 2 May-5 July 1921

See also

• Lower Silesia
• Opole Voivodship
• Silesia
• Silesian Voivodship
• Autonomous Silesian Voivodship
• Cieszyn Silesia
• Upper Silesia (Prussia)
• Wojciech Korfanty