Upper Silesia Details, Meaning Upper Silesia Article and Explanation Guide

Upper Silesia Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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.

Table of contents

1 Major cities and towns
2 History
3 See also

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.