Upper Silesia
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Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for
Market Square Opole Southside 2019
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Gliwice old town
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Silesian language
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Silesian, occasionally called Upper Silesian, is an ethnolect of the Lechitic group spoken in Upper Silesia. While having secured some international recognition as a language, there is a debate on whe
Upper Silesia
…Upper Silesia (Polish: Górny Śląsk ; Silesian: Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; Czech: Horní Slezsko; German: Oberschlesien ; Silesian German: Oberschläsing; Latin: Silesia Superior) is the southeastern…
Grave inscription at a Lutheran cemetery in Střítež near Český Těšín. The inscription, which says "Rest in Peace", is in the Cieszyn Silesian dialect.
Inscription on a 19th-century wayside cross in Bogucice, a district of Katowice: "Founders of this cross, landowners from the municipality of Bogucice, 1887". In modern Standard Silesian it would be written as follows: Fundatorzi tego krziża / Posiedziciele grōntu z gminy boguckij
The Silesian language in public space: a warning sign "Watch for trams" on the sidewalk in Chorzów
Goral Silesian lect and Czech in Cieszyn, Poland. The text notifies readers that people under the age of 18 will not be served alcohol.