Wrocław
Wrocław | |
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Cathedral Island with Wrocław Cathedral Wrocław Town Hall Market Square Puppet Theatre University Wrocław Zoo Wrocław Główny station | |
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Wrocław | |
| Coordinates: 51°06′36″N 17°01′57″E / 51.11000°N 17.03250°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | City county |
| Established | 10th century |
| City rights | 1214 |
| City Hall | New City Hall |
| Districts | 48 districts |
| Government | |
| • Body | Wrocław City Council |
| • City mayor | Jacek Sutryk (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• City county | 292.81 km2 (113.05 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,627 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2023) | |
• City county | 674,132 (3rd)[1] |
| • Density | 2,302/km2 (5,960/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,250,000 |
| • Metro density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Wrocławian, Vratislavian (en) wrocławianin (male) (pl) wrocławianka (female) (pl) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €15.222 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50-041 to 54–612 |
| Area code | +48 71 |
| Car plates | DW, DX, VW, VX |
| Primary airport | Wrocław Airport |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Centennial Hall in Wrocław |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Designated | 2006 (30th session) |
| Reference no. | 1165 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Historic Monument of Poland | |
| Official name | Wrocław – historic city center |
| Designated | 1994-09-08 |
| Reference no. | M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 425[3] |
Wrocław (Polish: [ˈvrɔt͡swaf] ⓘ;[a] German: Breslau [ˈbʁɛslaʊ] ⓘ; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia.[7] It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the north of the Sudetic Mountains. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million.
Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years;[8] throughout history it has been part of, chronologically: the Duchy of Poland, the Kingdom of Poland, the Duchy of Silesia, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II.
Wrocław is a university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most youth-oriented cities in the country.[9] Wrocław has numerous historical landmarks, including the Main Market Square, Cathedral Island, Bridge of Love, Wrocław Opera, the National Museum and the Centennial Hall, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Wrocław's dwarfs are a major tourist attraction and have become a symbol of Wrocław. The city is home to the Wrocław Zoo, the oldest zoological garden in Poland.
Wrocław is classified as a Sufficiency global city by GaWC.[10] It is often featured in lists of the most livable places in the world,[11][12] and was ranked 1st among all medium and small cities by fDi Intelligence in 2021.[13] The city is home to Śląsk Wrocław football club and hosted the 2012 European Football Championship. In 2016, the city was a European Capital of Culture and the World Book Capital,[14] and hosted the Theatre Olympics and the European Film Awards. In 2017, the city was host to the World Games. In 2019, it was named a UNESCO City of Literature.
- ^ [1] Archived 2023-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023.
- ^ Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 425
- ^ "Wrocław". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Wroclaw". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Wrocław". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ "Wrocław-info – oficjalny serwis informacji turystycznej Wrocławia". Wroclaw-info.pl. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Administrator. "Wrocław – Dark Tourism – the guide to dark & weird places around the world". Dark-tourism.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "GaWC – The World According to GaWC 2020". www.lboro.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "2019 Quality of Living survey". Uk.mercer.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "IESE Cities in Motion Index 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Bałajewicz, Konrad (16 February 2021). "Wrocław bardzo wysoko w rankingu miast przyszłości. Co oceniano?". Gazeta Wrocławska. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Minihane, Joe. "20 beautiful European cities with hardly any tourists". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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