Lower Silesia (Prussian province)
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Lower Silesia (German Niederschlesien) was a province of Prussia which together with Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) formed most of the historical region Silesia until the end of World War II. However, some parts went to the new state of Czechoslovakia after World War I. Silesia was ceded by Austria to Prussia in 1742, and in 1919 divided into Upper and Lower Silesia. The capital of Lower Silesia was Breslau (now Wrocław). The province was further divided into two administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke), Breslau and Liegnitz.
Administrative regions
Regierungsbezirk Breslau
City Counties / Stadtkreise
- City of Breslau
- City of Brieg
- City of Schweidnitz
- City of Waldenburg
Counties / Landkreise
- Breslau County
- Brieg County
- Frankenstein County
- Glatz County
- Groß Wartenberg County
- Guhrau County
- Habelschwerdt County
- Militsch County
- Namslau County
- Neumarkt County
- Oels County
- Ohlau County
- Reichenbach (im Eulengebirge) County
- Schweidnitz County
- Strehlen County
- Trebnitz County
- Waldenburg County
- Wohlau County
Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz
City Counties / Stadtkreise
- City of Glogau
- City of Görlitz
- City of Hirschberg im Riesengebirge
- City of Liegnitz
Counties / Landkreise
- Bunzlau County
- Fraustadt County
- Freystadt in Niederschlesien
- Glogau County
- Görlitz County
- Goldberg County
- Grünberg County
- Hirschberg County
- Hoyerswerda County
- Jauer County
- Landeshut County
- Lauban County
- Liegnitz County
- Löwenberg County
- Lüben County
- Rothenburg in Oberlausitz County
- Sprottau County (in Sagan)
Now Lower Silesia lies mainly in Poland (see Lower Silesian Voivodship) and with parts in the German state of Saxony; the Görlitz, Rothenburg and Hoyerswerda areas.
See also