Świdnica

Świdnica (Schweidnitz; Svídnice) is a city in southwestern Poland in the region of Silesia. ^[1]

A Thousand Suns

A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park.

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Adolf Heinrich Wilhelm Scholz, since 1883 Adolf Heinrich Wilhelm von Scholz (born 1 November 1833 in Schweidnitz, died 20 March 1924 at Schloss Seeheim, Constance) was a German army officer and politician.

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Agnes of Austria (1322–1392)

Agnes of Austria (Agnieszka Habsburska, Agnes von Habsburg) (1322 – 2 February 1392) was a German princess member of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Duchess of Świdnica.

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Albert Kretschmer

Albert Kretschmer (27 February 1825 – 11 July 1891) was a German professor, painter, costumes researcher and chairman of Schauspielhaus Berlin.

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Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser

Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (22 January 1855, Schweidnitz – 30 July 1916, Breslau) was a German physician who discovered the causative agent (pathogen) of gonorrhea, a strain of bacteria that was named in his honour (Neisseria gonorrhoeae).

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Andrzej Kupczyk

Andrzej Kupczyk (born 26 October 1948) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

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Andrzej Siemieniewski

Andrzej Siemieniewski ((approx. pron.: /'andjay sheme'neffskee/), born August 8, 1957) is the Polish Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Wrocław (since 2006).

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Andrzej Tomaszewski

Andrzej Stanisław Tomaszewski (26 January 1934, Warsaw – 25 October 2010, Berlin) was a Polish historian of art and culture, architect, urban planner and archaeologist, investigator of medieval architecture and art in Poland and abroad (mainly in Hungary, Belgium and Italy).

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Anna von Schweidnitz

Anna of Schweidnitz (Świdnica) (also known as Anne or Anna of Świdnica, Anna Svídnická, Anna Świdnicka, Anna von Schweidnitz und Jauer) (Świdnica, 1339 – 11 July 1362 in Prague) was Queen of Bohemia, German Queen, and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Anna Werblińska

Anna Werblińska (née Barańska) (born 14 May 1984) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team in 2006–2016, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, a bronze medalist of European Championship 2009), and four-time Polish Champion (2007, 2010, 2014, 2015).

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Arkadiusz Piech

Arkadiusz Piech (born 7 June 1985, in Świdnica) is a Polish footballer who plays as a striker for Śląsk Wrocław.

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Arthur Wiesner

Arthur Wiesner (1895–1980) was a German stage and film actor.

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Artistic roller skating at the 2017 World Games

The artistic roller skating tournaments at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław was played between 22 and 23 July.

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Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern (1715 in Braunschweig1781 in Stettin), Prussian soldier, son of Ernest Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was born in Braunschweig in 1715, and entered the Prussian army in 1731, becoming colonel of an infantry regiment in 1739.

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Łażany

Łażany (Laasan) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Ścinawa

Ścinawa (Steinau an der Oder) is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland.

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Śmiałowice

Śmiałowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Świdnica (disambiguation)

Świdnica is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

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Świdnica County

Świdnica County (powiat świdnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland.

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Świdnik (disambiguation)

Świdnik may refer to the following places in Poland.

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Świny, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Świny (Schweinhaus) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolków, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Švenčionys District Municipality

Švenčionys District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

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Żarów

Żarów (Saarau) is a town in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bagieniec

Bagieniec is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bartosz Huzarski

Bartosz Huzarski (born October 27, 1980 in Świdnica) is a retired Polish professional road bicycle racer.

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Bartoszówek

Bartoszówek (Barzdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Battle of Breslau (1757)

The Battle of Breslau (also known as the Battle on the Lohe) was a battle fought on 22 November 1757 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War).

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Battle of Hochkirch

The Battle of Hochkirch took place on 14 October 1758 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War).

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Battle of Leuthen

The Battle of Leuthen was fought on 5 December 1757, at which Frederick the Great's Prussian army used maneuver and terrain to decisively defeat a much larger Austrian force commanded by Prince Charles of Lorraine and Count Leopold Joseph von Daun.

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Battle of Moys

The Battle of Moys was a battle fought on 7 September 1757 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War).

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Battle of Rossbach

The Battle of Rossbach took place on 5 November 1757 during the Third Silesian War (1756–1763, part of the Seven Years' War) near the village of Rossbach (Roßbach), in the Electorate of Saxony.

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Battle of Vítkov Hill

The Battle of Vítkov Hill was a part of the Hussite Wars.

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Beatrice of Brandenburg

Beatrice of Brandenburg (Beatrycze Brandenburska, Beatrix von Brandenburg; c. 1270 – before 26 April 1316), was a German princess and a member of the House of Ascania in the Brandenburg branch.

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Beatrice of Silesia

Beatrice of Silesia (also known as Beatrice of Świdnica; Beatrycze świdnicka, Beatrix von Schweidnitz; 1290 – 25 August 1320) was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast in the Silesian branch of Jawor-Świdnica and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria and German Queen.

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Benjamin Schmolck

Benjamin Schmolck (21 December 1672 – 12 February 1737) was a German Lutheran composer of hymns.

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Bernard of Świdnica

Bernard (II) of Świdnica (Bernard Świdnicki) (c. 1291 – 6 May 1326) was a Duke of Jawor-Lwówek-Świdnica-Ziębice during 1301–1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), of Świdnica-Ziębice during 1312–1322 (with his brother as co-ruler), and sole Duke of Świdnica since 1322 until his death.

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Biała, Świdnica County

Biała is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Biberach an der Riss

Biberach is a town in the south of Germany.

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Bożanów

Bożanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bogatynia

Bogatynia ((German: Reichenau in Sachsen) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bojanice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Bojanice (Ludwigsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Boleścin, Świdnica County

Boleścin (Pilzen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bolesławice, Świdnica County

Bolesławice is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bolesławiec

Bolesławiec (Bunzlau; Bolesławjec) is a town located on the Bóbr River in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland, with 40,837 inhabitants (2006).

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Bolków Castle

Bolków Castle - a castle located in Bolków on the Castle Hill (Wzgórze Zamkowe, Polish), with a 396 metres, where the hillside is cut by the Nysa Szalona river, with a sharp precipice (with a sudden drop of 90 metres); the eastern side of the hill gradually lowers, taken up by the town.

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Bolko I the Strict

Bolko I the Strict also known as the Raw or of Jawor (Bolko I Surowy or Srogi or Jaworski; 1252/56 – 9 November 1301), was a Duke of Lwówek (Löwenberg) during 1278–81 (with his brother as co-ruler) and Jawor (Jauer) since 1278 (with his brother as co-ruler until 1281), sole Duke of Lwówek since 1286, Duke of Świdnica-Ziębice since 1291.

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Bolko II of Ziębice

Bolko II of Ziębice (Bolko II Ziębicki) (1 February 1300 – 11 June 1341) was a Duke of Jawor-Lwówek-Świdnica-Ziębice in Poland from 1301 to 1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), of Świdnica-Ziębice from 1312 to 1322 (with his brother as co-ruler), and sole Duke of Ziębice from 1322 until his death.

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Bolko II the Small

Bolko II the Small (Bolko II Mały (Świdnicki), Bolko II (Schweidnitz); c. 1312 – 28 July 1368), was the last independent Duke of the Piast dynasty in Silesia.

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Borów, Świdnica County

Borów (Bohrauseifersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bronów, Świdnica County

Bronów (Börnchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Buków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Buków (Bockau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bundesstraße 6

The Bundesstraße 6 (abbr. B6) is a German federal highway running from Bremerhaven on the North Sea coast in a southeasterly direction through the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony to Görlitz on the Polish border.

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Burkatów

Burkatów (Burkersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Burkhard Malich

Burkhard Malich (born 29 November 1936 in Schweidnitz, Silesia (now Świdnica, Poland)) is a German chess Grandmaster.

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Bystrzyca Dolna

Bystrzyca Dolna (Nieder Weistritz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Bystrzyca Górna

Bystrzyca Górna (Ober Weistritz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II

Pope John XXIII (25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) and Pope John Paul II (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as popes of the Roman Catholic Church and the sovereigns of Vatican City (respectively from 1958 to 1963 and 1978 to 2005).

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Carl Gottlieb Svarez

Carl Gottlieb Svarez, originally Schwartz (27 February 1746, Schweidnitz - 14 May 1798, Berlin) was a Prussian jurist and reformer who worked on the Landrecht.

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Catherine of Austria, Lady of Coucy

Catherine of Austria (Katharina von Habsburg; Catherine d'Autriche; 9 February 1320 – 28 September 1349) was the oldest daughter of Leopold I, Duke of Austria and his wife Catherine of Savoy.

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Catherine of Hungary, Duchess of Świdnica

Catherine of Hungary (died 1355) was a daughter of King Charles I of Hungary.

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Charles-Emmanuel de Warnery

Charles Emanuel de Warnery was a royal Prussian colonel, later a royal Polish general.

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Chocianów

Chocianów (Kotzenau) is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Christian Louis I, Duke of Mecklenburg

Christian Louis I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1 December 1623 in Schwerin – 21 June 1692 in The Hague) was a reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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Chuckery

Chuckery is a small suburb of Walsall located a mile from the town centre.

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Churches of Peace

The Churches of Peace (Kościoły Pokoju, Friedenskirchen) in Jawor (German: Jauer) and Świdnica (German: Schweidnitz) in Silesia were named after the Peace of Westphalia of 1648.

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Chwałków

Chwałków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Conn Smythe

Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, MC (February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing.

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Constance of Świdnica

Constance of Świdnica (– 21 November 1363) was a member of the Piast dynasty in the Świdnica-Jawor branch and by marriage Duchess of Głogów.

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Czech exonyms

The following is a list of Czech exonyms, that is to say names for places that do not speak Czech that have been adapted to Czech phonological system and spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times.

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Czechy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Czechy (Tschechen) is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Czernica, Świdnica County

Czernica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser

Dagobert Sigismund, Count von Wurmser (7 May 1724 – 22 August 1797) was an Austrian field marshal during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest 1938

The Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest (German Gym and Sports Celebration) was the last big sports event organized by the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, the Sports governing body of the Third Reich.

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Diocese and Prince-bishopric of Schwerin

The Diocese and Prince-bishopric of Schwerin was a Catholic diocese in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, in Germany.

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Dobromierz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dobromierz (Hohenfriedeberg) is a village-sized municipality in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Dorota Świeniewicz

Dorota Świeniewicz (born 27 July 1972) is a female Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team in 1991–2009, double European Champion (2003, 2005), Polish Champion (1996, 2010), Italian Champion (2003, 2005).

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Duchies of Silesia

The Duchies of Silesia were the more than twenty divisions of the region of Silesia formed between the 12th and 14th centuries by the breakup of the Duchy of Silesia, then part of the Kingdom of Poland.

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Duchy of Brzeg

The Duchy of Brzeg (Księstwo Brzeskie) or Duchy of Brieg (Herzogtum Brieg), (Knížectví Břežské) was one of the Duchies of Silesia, created in 1311 during the fragmentation of the Duchy of Wrocław.

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Duchy of Jawor

Duchy of Jawor (Księstwo Jaworskie) was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica.

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Duke of Silesia

The Duke of Silesia was the sons and descendants of the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth.

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Dzierżoniów

Dzierżoniów (Reichenbach im Eulengebirge; from 1945-1946 Rychbach, Drobniszew) is a town located at the foot of the Owl Mountains in southwestern Poland, within the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship).

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Dzierzków

Dzierzków (Dätzdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Elisabeth of Świdnica

Elisabeth of Świdnica (ca. 1315 – 8/9 February 1348) was a member of the Piast dynasty in the Świdnica-Jawor branch and by marriage Duchess of Opole.

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Emil Krebs

Emil Krebs (15 November 1867 in Freiburg in Schlesien – 31 March 1930 in Berlin) was a German polyglot and sinologist.

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Ernst Gideon von Laudon

Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon (German: Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon) (13 February 1717 – 14 July 1790) was an Austrian generalisimo, one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great, allegedly lauded by Alexander Suvorov as his teacher. He served the position of military governorship of Habsburg Serbia from his capture of Belgrade in 1789 until his death, cooperating with the resistance fighters of Koča Anđelković.

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Ernst Hornig

Ernst Hornig (25 August 1894 – 5 December 1976) was Germany "Praeses" and Bishop of the Evangelical Church of Silesia.

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Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert

Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert (2 February 1919 – 5 September 2007) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 174 enemy aircraft shot down in 715 combat missions.

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Eugène-Guillaume Argenteau

Eugène-Guillaume Argenteau, comte de Mercy or Eugen Gillis Wilhelm Graf Mercy d'Argenteau (1743 – 4 May 1819) joined the Austrian army in 1760, became a general officer, and led large formations of soldiers in several actions during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

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Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia

The Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia (Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz - EKBO) is a United Protestant church body in the German states of Brandenburg, Berlin and a part of Saxony (historical region of Silesian Upper Lusatia).

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Fabian Pawela

Fabian Pawela (born 30 November 1985 in Świdnica) is a Polish professional football striker who last played for Olimpia Grudziądz.

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Ferdinand Friedensburg

Ferdinand Friedensburg (born 17 November 1886 in Schweidnitz (present-day Świdnica); died 11 March 1972) was the interim Mayor of Berlin due to the illness of mayor Louise Schroeder during the Berlin Blockade in 1948.

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Football Junior Championships of Poland

Football Junior Championships of Poland Under-19 (Mistrzostwa Polski juniorow w pilce noznej) is a competition with a long, 71-year history, which started in the summer of 1936.

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Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ratzeburg, 10 August 1547 – 2 July 1619, Lauenburg upon Elbe), was the third son of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sybille of Saxe-Freiberg (Freiberg, 2 May 1515 – 18 July 1592, Buxtehude), daughter of Duke Henry IV ''the Pious'' of Saxony.

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Friedrich Bogislav von Tauentzien

Friedrich Bogislav von Tauentzien (18 April 1710 – 21 March 1791) was a Prussian general who served during the wars of King Frederick the Great.

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Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix

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Friedrich Joseph, Count of Nauendorf

Friedrich Joseph of Nauendorf, a general in Habsburg service during the French Revolutionary Wars, was noted for his intrepid and daring raids.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix

Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix,Lange, Page 91 Lehmann, Band 1, Page 34, Nr.

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix

Friedrich Wilhelm von Forcade de Biaix,Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 391 Lehmann, Band 1, Page 123, Nr.

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben (born Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben; September 17, 1730 – November 28, 1794), also referred to as Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian and later an American military officer.

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Fritz Riemann

Fritz Riemann (2 January 1859, Weistritz, near Schweidnitz – 25 November 1932, Erfurt) was a German chess master.

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Günther Schütz

Günther Schütz (17 April 1912 – 1991) was a German citizen who performed a mission for German Intelligence (Abwehr) in World War II, as part of Britain's Double Cross System.

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Georg Gärtner

Georg Gärtner (December 18, 1920 – January 30, 2013), last name also spelled Gaertner, was a German soldier of World War II who escaped from a prisoner of war camp in the United States, took on a new identity as Dennis F. Whiles, and was never recaptured, though he did reveal his true identity some 40 years later.

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German exonyms (Lower Silesia)

This is a list of German language names for places in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-west Poland.

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Giovanni Roman

Giovanni Roman (born May 4, 1961 in Świdnica) is a Polish politician.

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Gmina Świdnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Świdnica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gmina Żarów

Gmina Żarów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gmina Dobromierz

Gmina Dobromierz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska

Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gmina Marcinowice

Gmina Marcinowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gmina Strzegom

Gmina Strzegom is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gniewków

Gniewków (Girlachsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gołaszyce

Gołaszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Goczałków

Goczałków (Gutschdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Goczałków Górny

Goczałków Górny (Kohlhöhe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Godzieszówek

Godzieszówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gogołów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gogołów (Goglau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gola Świdnicka

Gola Świdnicka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle

The Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle (Schloss Guhlau) erected in the second half of the 16th century is situated in the village of Gola Dzierżoniowska (Dzierżoniów County), in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland.

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Granica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Granica (Halbendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Graniczna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Graniczna (Streit) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Greeks in Poland

Greeks in Poland form one of the country's smaller minority groups.

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Grochotów

Grochotów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Grodziszcze, Świdnica County

Grodziszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gruszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gruszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gunther Gebel-Williams

Gunther Gebel-Williams (September 12, 1934 - July 19, 2001) was an animal trainer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1968-1990.

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Gustav Müller

Karl Hermann Gustav Müller (May 7, 1851–July 7, 1925) was a German astronomer.

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Hans Caspar von Krockow

Hans Caspar von Krockow (23 August 1700 – 25 February 1759) was a Prussian major general and commander of the Cuirassier Regiment No.

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Hans of Warnsdorf

Hans of Warnsdorf (Hans Wölfel von Warnsdorf or Johann von Warnsdorf or Hanusch von Warnsdorf; Jan z Varnsdorfu or Hanuš Welf z Warnsdorfu; died: after 1489) was a follower of King George of Poděbrady of Bohemia.

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Heinz Starke

Heinz Starke (27 February 1911 – 31 January 2001) was a German politician.

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Helmut Bischoff

Helmut Bischoff (March 1, 1908 – January 5, 1993) was a German SS- Obersturmbannführer and Nazi security official.

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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 1800, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 24 April 1891, Berlin) was a German Field Marshal.

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Henning Eichberg

Henning Eichberg (1 December 1942 in Schweidnitz, Silesia – 22 April 2017 in Odense, Danemark) was a German sociologist and historian, teaching at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.

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Henry I of Jawor

Henry I of Jawor (Henryk I Jaworski; – 15 May 1346), was a Duke of Jawor-Lwówek-Świdnica-Ziębice during 1301–1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), sole Duke of Jawor-Lwówek since 1312 and Duke of Głogów since 1337 until his death.

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Henry II, Duke of Świdnica

Henry II of Świdnica, (Henryk II Świdnicki, Jindřich Svídnický, Heinrich II.; –), was a Duke of Świdnica from 1326 until his death (with his brother as co-ruler).

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Henry V of Iron

Henry V (III) of Iron (Henryk V Żelazny; – after 8 April 1369), was a Duke of Żagań since 1342, from 1349 Duke of half-Głogów, and from 1363 Duke of half-Ścinawa.

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Henry V, Duke of Legnica

Henry V the Fat (Heinrich V der Dicke, Henryk V Brzuchaty) (– 22 February 1296) was a Duke of Jawor (Jauer) from 1273, of Legnica (Liegnitz) from 1278, and Duke of Wrocław (Breslau) from 1290.

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Henry VIII of Legnica

Henry VIII of Legnica (Henryk VIII legnicki) (ca. 1355 – 12 December 1398) was a Duke of Legnica since 1364 (nominally and together with his brothers) and Bishop of Włocławek since 1389 until his death.

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Henry XI of Legnica

Henry XI of Legnica (Henryk XI Legnicki; Schloss Liegnitz, 23 February 1539 – Krakow, 3 March 1588), was a thrice Duke of Legnica: 1551-1556 (under regency), 1559–1576 and 1580-1581.

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Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria

Henry XIV, duke of Bavaria (29 September 1305 – 1 September 1339), was duke of Lower Bavaria (also called Henry II).

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Henryk IX Starszy

Henryk IX Starszy (literally Henry IX the Older) (b. probably between 1387 and 1392, d 11 November 1467 in Krosno) was a Duke of Żagań-Głogów during 1397–1412 (as co-ruler of his brother), during 1412–17 ruler over Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin and half of Głogów (with his brothers as co-rulers), since 1417 ruler over Szprotawa, half of Głogów, since 1420 ruler over Kożuchów and Zielona Góra, from 1430 ruler over Krosno Odrzańskie and Świebodzin and since 1446 Duke of Lubin.

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Henryk z Wierzbnej

Henry of Wierzbna also known as Henry of Wierzbnej or Heinrich von Würben was a Bishop of Wrocław in Poland from 1302-1319AD.

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Hermann Aron

Hermann Aron (1 October 1845 – 29 August 1913) was a German researcher of electrical engineering.

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Hermann Jansen

Hermann Jansen (born 28 May 1869 in Aachen, died 20 February 1945 in Berlin) was a German architect, urban planner and university educator.

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History of Silesia

In the second half of the 2nd millennium B.C. (late Bronze Age) Silesia belonged to the Lusatian culture.

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History of the Jews in Poland before the 18th century

The history of the Jews in Poland before the 18th century covers the period of Jewish-Polish history from its origins, roughly until the political and socio-economic circumstances leading to the dismemberment of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the second half of the 18th century by the neighbouring empires (see also: Partitions of Poland).

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Hubert Schmundt

Hubert Schmundt (19 September 1888 – 17 October 1984) was a German admiral during World War II.

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Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz

Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz (30 July 1893 – 25 April 1968) was a German Army officer of aristocratic descent.

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Imbramowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Imbramowice (Ingramsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Ivano-Frankivsk

Ivano-Frankivsk (Ivano-Frankivsk; formerly Stanyslaviv, Stanislau, or Stanisławów; see below) is a historic city located in Western Ukraine.

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Jacek Mickiewicz

Jacek Mickiewicz (born 17 April 1970) is a Polish former road racing cyclist.

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Jagodnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Jagodnik (Grunau-Jakobsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Jan Tomasz Adamus

Jan Tomasz Adamus (born 16 June 1968) is a Polish conductor, organist, chamber musician, recording artist and music administrator.

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Janusz Gol

Janusz Gol (born November 11, 1985) is a Polish footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

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Jarosław Lato

Jarosław Lato (born 17 June 1977 in Świdnica) is a retired Polish footballer (winger).

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Jaroszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Jaroszów (Järischau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Jaskulin

Jaskulin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Jaworzyna Śląska

Jaworzyna Śląska (German: Königszelt) is a town in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Jánský vrch

Jánský vrch (Schloß Johannesberg) is a castle located in the Jeseník District, which lies in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

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József Lénárd Wéber

József Lénárd Wéber (1702–1773) was a Hungarian sculptor.

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Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval

Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (15 September 1715 – 9 May 1789) was a French artillery officer and engineer who revolutionized French cannon, creating a new production system that allowed lighter, more uniform guns without sacrificing range.

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Jeszenszky

Jeszenszky or Jesenský (also Jessensky, Jessinsky, Jessensky de Gross Jessen) is the name of two old noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary.

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Jičín

Jičín (Titschein, Gitschin or Jitschin; Gitmiacinum, Gitzinum; Jiczyn) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

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Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz

Joachim Bernhardt von Prittwitz and Gaffron (1726–1793), born in Groß Läswitz, died in Berlin, was a Prussian officer credited with saving the life of Frederick the Great at the Battle of Kunersdorf.

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Johann Christian Günther

Johann Christian Günther (8 April 1695 – 15 March 1723) was a German poet from Striegau in Lower Silesia.

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Johann Christian Theden

Johann Christian Anton Theden (born 13 September 1714 in Steinbeck, Mecklenburg; died 21 October 1797 in Berlin), was Surgeon-General of the Prussian Army and personal doctor to Frederick the Great, a medical researcher, alchemist, and a leading freemason and rosicrucian.

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Johann Christoph Glaubitz

Johann Christoph Glaubitz (– 30 March 1767) was an architect of German descent who is generally considered to be the most prominent Baroque architect in the lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

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Johann Gottlieb Janitsch

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (19 June 1708 – 1763) was a German Baroque composer.

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Johann Gottlieb Tielke

Johann Gottlieb Tielke (2 July 1731, Tautenburg near Jena – 6 November 1787, Freiberg) was an army officer and an internationally recognized military writer.

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Johann III Romka

Johann III Romka also known as John or Jan was thirteenth century Bishop of Wrocław, Poland.

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Johannes Gigas

Johannes Gigas (22 February 1514 — 12 July 1581) was a German Protestant theologian, hymn writer, educator and Reformer.

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Johannes Hoffmann von Schweidnitz

Johannes Hoffmann von Schweidnitz (also: Johann Hoffmann; Iohannes Hoffmanus Svidnicensis; Jan Hofman ze Svídnice; c. 1375 – 15 April 1451) was a Roman Catholic theologian, Professor of Theology and Rector at both Prague and Leipzig Universities, and served as Bishop of Meissen from 1427 until his death.

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John Casimir, Count of Erbach-Breuberg

John Casimir, Count of Erbach-Breuberg (10 August 1584 – 14 January 1627), was a German prince member of the House of Erbach and ruler over Breuberg, Wildenstein and Fürstenau.

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Josef Bremm

Josef Benedikt Bremm (3 May 1914 – 21 October 1998) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Jugowa

Jugowa (Hausdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Kalno

Kalno (Kallendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Kamienna Góra

Kamienna Góra (Landeshut, Lanžhot, Kamenná Hora) is a town in south-western Poland with 21,440 inhabitants (2006).

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Karl Birnbaum

Karl Birnbaum (August 20, 1878, Schweidnitz/Świdnica – March 31, 1950, Philadelphia) was a German-American psychiatrist and neurologist.

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Kaspar Ursinus Velius

Kaspar Ursinus Velius (c. 1493 – 5 March 1539) was a German humanist scholar, poet and historian.

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Kazincbarcika

Kazincbarcika is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary.

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Kłaczyna

Kłaczyna (Kauder) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Kłodzko

Kłodzko (Kladsko; Glatz; Glacio) is a town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia.

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Klecin

Klecin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Koleje Dolnośląskie

Koleje Dolnośląskie (Polish for Lower Silesian Railways; KD) is a regional rail operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodship of Poland.

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Komorów, Świdnica County

Komorów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Konrad IV the Older

Konrad IV the Older (Konrad IV Starszy) (ca. 1384 – 9 August 1447) was a Duke of Oels (Oleśnica), Koźle, half of Bytom and half of Ścinawa during 1412–1416 (with his brothers as co-rulers), since 1416 sole ruler over Kąty (Kanth), Bierutów, Prudnik and Syców and since 1417 Bishop of Wroclaw and Duke of Nysa.

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Konrad V Kantner

Konrad V Kantner (Konrad V Kącki) (ca. 1385 – 10 September 1439) was a Duke of Oleśnica, Koźle, half of Bytom and half of Ścinawa during 1412–1427 (with his brothers as co-rulers), since 1427 sole ruler over Oleśnica.

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Kostrza, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Kostrza (Häslicht) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Kowary

Kowary (Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge) is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, with a population of around 12,000 (2014).

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Krasków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Krasków (Kratzkau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Kresy

Kresy Wschodnie or Kresy (Eastern Borderlands, or Borderlands) was the Eastern part of the Second Polish Republic during the interwar period constituting nearly half of the territory of the state.

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Kruków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Kruków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Krystian Prymula

Krystian Prymula (born 17 March 1983 in Świdnica) is a German-Polish footballer is currently a free agent.

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Krzczonów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Krzczonów (Weiß Kirschdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Krzyżowa, Świdnica County

Krzyżowa (Kreisau, until 1930: Creisau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.

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Książ

Książ (Zamek Książ, Schloss Fürstenstein) is the largest castle in the Silesia region, located north of Wałbrzych in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

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Kuchenne rewolucje

Kuchenne rewolucje (pol. for Kitchen revolutions) is a Polish reality television series broadcast on the TVN, in which Chef Magda Gessler is invited by the owners to spend 4 days with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business.

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Lampertheim

Lampertheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.

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Lands of the Bohemian Crown

The Lands of the Bohemian Crown, sometimes called Czech lands in modern times, were a number of incorporated states in Central Europe during the medieval and early modern periods connected by feudal relations under the Bohemian kings.

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Laurentius Corvinus

Laurentius Corvinus (Laurentius Rabe; Wawrzyniec Korwin; 1465–1527) was a Silesian scholar who lectured as an "extraordinary" (i.e. untenured) professor at the University of Krakow when Nicolaus Copernicus began to study there.

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List of awards and honors received by Lech Wałęsa

The following is a list of awards and honors conferred on Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist Lech Wałęsa.

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List of Burgundian consorts

This article lists queens, countesses, and duchesses consort of the Kingdom, County, Duchy of Burgundy.

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List of cathedrals in Poland

This is the list of cathedrals in Poland sorted by denomination.

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List of cities and towns in Poland

This page contains a list of cities and towns in Poland, preceded by a table of major Polish cities.

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List of figure skating events held in Poland

This is an incomplete list of the national (NAT) and international (INT) figure skating competitions held annually in Poland.

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List of German queens

German queen is the informal title used when referring to the wife of the ruler of the Kingdom of Germany.

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List of Gothic brick buildings in Poland

This list is a part of the international List of Gothic brick buildings.

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List of Holy Roman Empresses

Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire is the title given to the consort (wife) or regent of the Holy Roman Emperor.

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List of Imperial German artillery regiments

This is a list of Imperial German artillery regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 100 regiments of Field artillery (plus the Lehr instruction unit) and 24 regiments of Foot artillery (plus another Lehr instruction unit) who manned the heavier pieces.

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List of Imperial German infantry regiments

This is a List of Imperial German infantry regiments before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit, ''Lehr'' Infantry Battalion).

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List of Polish counties

The following is an alphabetical list of all 380 county-level entities in Poland.

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List of Polish gminas (S)

*Gmina Sabnie (rural, Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, 107.92 km2, 3,941).

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List of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany

This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict.

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List of registered museums in Poland

The Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland may inscribe a Polish museum into the National Register of Museums (Państwowy Rejestr Muzeów) in order to confirm the high level of its cultural activity and the importance of its collection.

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List of state leaders in 1337

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List of state leaders in 1338

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List of state leaders in 1339

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List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (J)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter J.

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List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (S)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter S.

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List of subcamps of Gross-Rosen

Below is the list of subcamps of Gross-Rosen Stammlager complex of Nazi concentration camps built and operated by Nazi Germany during World War II.

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List of tallest church buildings

From the Middle Ages until the advent of the skyscraper, Christian church buildings were often the world's tallest buildings.

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List of tallest structures in Poland

A list of the tallest structures in Poland.

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List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

This is a list of places in Ukraine having standing links to local communities in other countries.

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List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Europe

The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 77 World Heritage Sites in nine countries (also called "state parties") of Eastern Europe; defined here to mean the former Eastern Bloc countries not including the Baltic Countries (which are in Northern Europe) or former Yugoslavia and Albania (which are in Southern Europe) or the parts of Germany that once comprised East Germany (which are included in Western Europe): Russia, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria.

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List of World Heritage Sites of Poland

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed as site of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity.

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Lorenz Schwietz

Lorenz Schwietz (25 July 1850 – May 1925, in Breslau) was Royal Prussian executioner (Scharfrichter) from 21 June 1900 to 29 January 1914.

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Lothar von Richthofen

Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen (born Lothar Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen; 27 September 1894 – 4 July 1922) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 40 victories.

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Louis I of Brzeg

Louis I the Fair, also known as the Wise or the Right (Ludwik I Sprawiedliwy, Roztropny, or Prawy) or Louis I of Brzeg (Ludwik I brzeski; – 6/23 December 1398), a member of the Silesian Piasts, was a Silesian duke of Legnica from 1342 to 1346 (jointly with his elder brother Wenceslaus I until 1345) and of Brzeg from 1358 until his death.

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Lower Silesia

Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk; Dolní Slezsko; Silesia Inferior; Niederschlesien; Silesian German: Niederschläsing; Dolny Ślůnsk) is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast.

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Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province (''Polish'': województwo dolnośląskie), in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided.

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Lubachów

Lubachów (Breitenhain) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Ludwig Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein

Ludwig Johann Karl Gregor Eusebius Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein (16 November 1789, in Immendingen – 30 May 1858, in Münster) was a Prussian General of the cavalry and Minister of War.

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Lutomia Dolna

Lutomia Dolna (Nieder Leutmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Lutomia Górna

Lutomia Górna (Ober Leutmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Lwówek Śląski

Lwówek Śląski (Löwenberg in Schlesien) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.

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Majdanek trials

The Majdanek trials were a series of consecutive war-crime trials held in Poland and in Germany after World War II, constituting the overall longest Nazi war crimes trial in history spanning over 30 years.

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Makowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Makowice (Schwengfeld) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Maldegem

Maldegem (West Flemish: Moaldegem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders.

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Manfred Kanther

Manfred Kanther (b. 26 May 1939 in Schweidnitz, Silesia) is a German conservative politician and was Minister of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1993 to 1998.

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Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also known as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.

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Marcinowice, Świdnica County

Marcinowice (Groß Merzdorf) is a village in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Marcinowiczki

Marcinowiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Marek Michalak

Marek Michalak (born 27 July 1971 in Świdnica) is a Polish pedagogue and social activist.

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Maria Cunitz

Maria Cunitz or Maria Cunitia (other versions of surname include: Cunicia, Cunitzin, Kunic, Cunitiae, Kunicia, Kunicka) (Wołów, Silesia, 1610 – Byczyna, Silesia, August 22, 1664) was an accomplished Silesian astronomer, and one of the most notable female astronomers of the modern era.

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Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born: 13 January 1566 in Schladen; died: 13 August 1626 in Lauenburg) was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Poland

Matilda of Brandenburg (Matylda Brandenburska, Matilda von Brandenburg; b. ca. 1270 – d. bef. 1 June 1298), was a German princess member of House of Ascania and by marriage Duchess of Wrocław and High Duchess of Poland.

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Max von Fabeck

Herrmann Gustav Karl Max von Fabeck (6 May 1854 – † 16 December 1916) was a Prussian military officer and a German General der Infantarie during World War I. He commanded the 13th Corps in the 5th Army and took part in the Race to the Sea on the Western Front and also commanded the new 11th Army on the Eastern Front.

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Międzyrzecze, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Międzyrzecze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Miłochów

Miłochów (Nieder Giersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Michael Graf von Matuschka

Michael Graf von Matuschka (29 September 1888–14 September 1944) was a German politician who took part in the 20 July plot.

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Middle Silesia

Middle Silesia (Śląsk środkowy, Mittelschlesien) was a colloquial designation for the Regierungsbezirk Breslau subdivision in the Prussian province of Silesia from 1813 to 1945.

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Mikoszowa

Mikoszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Milikowice

Milikowice is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Modliszów

Modliszów (Hohgiersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Mokrzeszów

Mokrzeszów (Kunzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Morawa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Morawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Mrowiny

Mrowiny (Konradswaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Musketeer

A musketeer (mousquetaire) was a type of soldier equipped with a musket.

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Mysłaków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Mysłaków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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National roads in Poland

National road (Droga krajowa) in Poland refers to a public trunk road controlled by the Polish central government authority, the General Directorship of National Roads and Motorways (Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad).

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik; Nikolaus Kopernikus; Niklas Koppernigk; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe, likely independently of Aristarchus of Samos, who had formulated such a model some eighteen centuries earlier.

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Niegoszów

Niegoszów (Nitschendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Northern Group of Forces

The Northern Group of Forces was the military formation of the Soviet Army stationed in Poland from the end of Second World War in 1945 until 1993 when they were withdrawn in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Nowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Nowice is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Nowy Jaworów

Nowy Jaworów is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Olszany, Świdnica County

Olszany (Ölse) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Opoczka

Opoczka (Esdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Order of the Smile

The Order of the Smile (Polish: Order Uśmiechu) is an international award given by children to adults distinguished in their love, care and aid for children.

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Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria

Otto IV (January 3, 1307 – December 14, 1334 in Munich) was a Duke of Lower Bavaria.

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Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel

Margrave Otto V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (1246 – 1298), nicknamed Otto the Tall, was a son of Margrave Otto III and co-ruler of Brandenburg with his cousin, Margrave Otto IV.

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Otto, Duke of Austria

Otto, the Merry (der Fröhliche; 23 July 1301 – 17 February 1339), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1330, as well as Duke of Carinthia from 1335 until his death.

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Panków

Panków (Penkendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Pasieczna

Pasieczna is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Pastuchów

Pastuchów (Puschkau) is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Patryk Klimala

Patryk Klimala (born 5 August 1998) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Wigry Suwałki on loan from Jagiellonia Białystok.

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Paulus Stephanus Cassel

Paulus Stephanus Cassel (February 27, 1821 – December 23, 1892), born Selig Cassel, was a German Jewish convert to Christianity, writer, orator, and missionary to Jews.

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Peter Adolf Thiessen

Peter Adolf Thiessen (6 April 1899 – 5 March 1990) was a German physical chemist.

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Pieszyce

Pieszyce (Peterswaldau) is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Pietrzyków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Pietrzyków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Piotr Murdzia

Piotr Murdzia (born 20 February 1975 in Gdańsk) is a Polish chess International Master (IM), International Solving Grandmaster, and seven-time world champion in chess problem solving.

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Piotr Nowina-Konopka

Piotr Nowina-Konopka (born 27 May 1949) is a Polish academic and politician.

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Piotrowice Świdnickie

Piotrowice Świdnickie is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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PKP class EW90

EW90 is the name for German Reichsbahn ET 165 electric multiple units working for Polish State Railways (PKP) after World War II.

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Pożarzysko

Pożarzysko (Hohenposeritz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Pogorzała

Pogorzała (Seifersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Police nad Metují

Police nad Metují (information in Czech language) (Politz an der Mettau) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

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Polonia Świdnica

MKS Polonia Świdnica is a Polish football club based in Świdnica, Poland.

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Polski Cukier

Polski Cukier (actually: Krajowa Spółka Cukrowa Spółka Akcyjna, abbreviated to KSC Polski Cukier S.A., literally: Polish Sugar) - founded in August 2002 after the consortium with the headquarters in Toruń.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Giovanni Paolo II; Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła;; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005.

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Preczlaw of Pogarell

Przecław of Pogarell (5 May 1310 – 6 April 1376) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Bishop of Wrocław from 1342-1376.

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Province of Lower Silesia

The Province of Lower Silesia (Provinz Niederschlesien; Silesian German: Provinz Niederschläsing; Prowincja Dolny Śląsk; Prowincyjŏ Dolny Ślůnsk) was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945.

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Province of Silesia

The Province of Silesia (Provinz Schlesien; Prowincja Śląska; Silesian: Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of the German Kingdom of Prussia, existing from 1815 to 1919, when it was divided into the Upper and Lower Silesia provinces, and briefly again from 1938 to 1941.

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Prudnik Town Hall

Prudnik Town Hall is a historical town hall built in the Classical architectural style, completed in 1782.

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Prussian Union of Churches

The Prussian Union of Churches (known under multiple other names) was a major Protestant church body which emerged in 1817 from a series of decrees by Frederick William III of Prussia that united both Lutheran and Reformed denominations in Prussia.

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Przemyslaus I Noszak, Duke of Cieszyn

Przemysław I Noszak (Przemysław I Noszak, Přemyslav I. Nošák, Przemislaus I. von Teschen; 1332/1336 – 23 May 1410), was a Duke of Cieszyn-Bytom-Siewierz from 1358 (during 1359–1368 he lost Siewierz and in 1405 also lost Bytom), from 1384 ruler over half of both Głogów and Ścinawa (except during 1404–1406) and since 1401 ruler over Toszek.

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Przyłęgów

Przyłęgów (Preilsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Pszenno

Pszenno (Weizenrodau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Pyszczyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Pyszczyn (Pitschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Rajdowe Samochodowe Mistrzostwa Polski

Rajdowe Samochodowe Mistrzostwa Polski (RSMP) – the annual series of Polish Rally Championship existing from 1928.

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Remigiusz Jezierski

Remigiusz Jezierski (born January 19, 1976 in Świdnica) is a former Polish footballer.

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Rogoźnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Rogoźnica (Groß Rosen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Świdnica

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Świdnica (Suidnicien(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Świdnica in the Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland.

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Roztoka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Roztoka (Rohnstock) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Rupert I of Legnica

Rupert I of Legnica (Ruprecht I Legnicki) (27 March 1347 – by 12 January 1409) was a Duke of Legnica since 1364 until his death, and also regent over half of the Duchy of Głogów-Żagań during 1397–1401.

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Rural Solidarity

Rural Solidarity (full name Independent Self-governing Trade Union of Individual Farmers "Solidarity") is a trade union of Polish farmers, established in late 1980 as part of the growing Solidarity movement.

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Sady, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Sady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Salomėja Zaksaitė

Salomėja Zaksaitė (born 25 July 1985 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian chess player with the title of Woman International Master (WIM), scholar of criminal law and criminologist.

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Słotwina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Słotwina (Schönbrunn) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Schaffgotsch family

The Schaffgotsch family is one of the oldest noble Silesian families extant, dating back to the thirteenth century.

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Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763.

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Siedlimowice

Siedlimowice (Schönfeld) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Siege of Breslau (1757)

The Siege of Breslau was a siege in the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) that began on 7 December 1757 and ended on 19 December 1757.

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Silesia

Silesia (Śląsk; Slezsko;; Silesian German: Schläsing; Silesian: Ślůnsk; Šlazyńska; Šleska; Silesia) is a region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.

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Silesian architecture

Silesian architecture is the name given to the constructions made in Silesia throughout time, and those by Silesian architects worldwide.

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Silesian Piasts

The Silesian Piasts were the elder of four lines of the Polish Piast dynasty beginning with Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), eldest son of Duke Bolesław III of Poland.

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Skarżyce, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Skarżyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Sokołowsko

Sokołowsko (Görbersdorf) is a village and traditional climatic health resort in Gmina Mieroszów, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Solaris Urbino 18

Solaris Urbino 18 is a low-floor articulated version of the Solaris Urbino series buses designed for public transport, produced by the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach from Bolechowo near Poznań in Poland. It is the second most popular (after the Solaris Urbino 12) Solaris model in terms of the number of units sold. Since 2005, the third generation of the Urbino 18 is produced. In addition to the basic model, which is powered by an diesel engine which meets the Euro 5 emission standard, there are versions produced to meet the EEV and fueled with CNG or the second generation hybrid bus model.

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Solaris Urbino 9

Solaris Urbino 9 is a series of buses from the Solaris Urbino series, designed for public transport, produced by the Polish company Neoplan Polska, then Solaris Bus & Coach in Bolechowo near Poznań in Poland.

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St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral, Świdnica

The St.

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Stachowice

Stachowice (Groß Friedrichsfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Stachowiczki

Stachowiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Stanisław Kowalski

Stanisław Kowalski (born April 14, 1910) is a Polish Masters athlete.

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Stanowice, Świdnica County

Stanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Stawiska, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Stawiska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Stefan Leletko

Stefan Leletko (born in Świdnica - in Opole) was a Polish male weightlifter, who competed in the flyweight class and represented Poland at international competitions.

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Stephan Kaschendorf

Stephan Kaschendorf (Caschindorf, Castendorfer, Kastendörfer) (ca. 1425 – after 4 February 1499) was an early German organ builder.

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Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria

Stephen I. (March 14, 1271 – December 10, 1310) was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1310 as co-regnant of his older brothers Otto III († 1312) and Louis III († 1296).

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Strzegom

Strzegom (Striegau) is a town in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Strzelce, Świdnica County

Strzelce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Sulisławice, Świdnica County

Sulisławice (Zülzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Svídnice

Svídnice is name of several locations in the Czech Republic.

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Szczepanów, Świdnica County

Szczepanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Szymanów, Świdnica County

Szymanów (Simsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Tadeusz Świątek

Tadeusz Świątek (born November 8, 1961) is a Polish footballer.

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Tąpadła

Tąpadła is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Television in Poland

Television was introduced in Poland in 1937.

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The Catalyst

"The Catalyst" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park.

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The Greenbrier Companies

The Greenbrier Companies is an American publicly-traded transportation manufacturing corporation based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States.

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Third Silesian War

The Third Silesian War was a theatre of the Seven Years' War.

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Thomas Stoltzer

Thomas Stoltzer, also Stolczer, Scholczer (c.1480–1526) was a German composer of the Renaissance.

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Tomkowice

Tomkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Tourism in Poland

Poland is a part of the global tourism market with constantly increasing number of visitors.

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Toussaint de Charpentier

Toussaint de Charpentier (22 November 1779 – 4 March 1847) was a German geologist and entomologist.

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Trutnov

Trutnov (Trautenau) is a city in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

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Turret clock

A turret clock or a public clock is a clock that is larger than a domestic clock and has a mechanism designed to drive a visual time indicator such as dials and or bells as a public amenity.

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Tworzyjanów

Tworzyjanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Ulmus × hollandica 'Fastigiata'

The putative hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Fastigiata' was listed and described as Ulmus glabra fastigiata in Graf von Schwerin's Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft (1915) by C. Berndt of the Berndt Nursery, Zirlau, Schweidnitz, who had received it in 1903 "from a renowned nursery in Holstein" as Ulmus montana fastigiata macrophylla, probably the ''Ulmus montana'' forma ''fastigiata macrophylla'' first mentioned by Dieck in 1885, without description.

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Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633)

Prince Ulrik of Denmark (2 February 1611 – 12 August 1633) was a son of King Christian IV of Denmark and his consort Queen Anne Catherine of Brandenburg.

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Vehicle registration plates of Poland

Vehicle registration plates of Poland indicate the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate.

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VI Corps (German Empire)

The VI Army Corps / VI AK (VI.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. Originating in 1815 as the General Command for the Province of Silesia with headquarters in Breslau (now Wrocław in Poland).

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Vladimir Malaniuk

Vladimir Pavlovich Malaniuk (July 21, 1957 – July 2, 2017) was a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and three-time Ukrainian champion.

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Voivodeship road

A voivodeship road (droga wojewódzka) is a category of road in Poland.

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Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone "INVEST-PARK"

The Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone "INVEST - PARK" has been established based on the Ordinance by the Polish Council of Ministers dated 15 April 1997 and will operate until December 31, 2020.

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Wałbrzych Voivodeship

Walbrzych Voivodeship (województwo wałbrzyskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

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Walther Krause

Walther Krause (31 December 1890 – 25 October 1960) was a German general during World War II.

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Walther Wever (general)

Walther Wever (11 November 1887 – 3 June 1936) was a pre-World War II Luftwaffe Commander.

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War of the Austrian Succession

The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the Habsburg Monarchy.

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War of the Bavarian Succession

A Saxon–Prussian alliance fought the War of the Bavarian Succession (July 1778 – 21 May 1779) against the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy to prevent the Habsburgs from acquiring the Electorate of Bavaria.

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Władysław of Bytom

Władysław of Bytom (Władysław bytomski; 1277/83 – around 8 September 1352), was a Duke of Koźle during 1303-1334, Duke of Bytom from 1316, Duke of Toszek since 1329 and Duke of Siewierz during 1328–1337.

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Władysław of Głogów

Władysław of Głogów (Władysław Głogowski, Vladislav Těšínsko-Hlohovský, Wladislaus von Teschen) (– 14 February 1460) was a Silesian nobleman.

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Wendish-German double church

The Wendish-German double church (Lower Sorbian Serbsko-nimska dwójna cerkwja we Wětošowje) is a so-called double church in Vetschau (Wětošow)/Spreewald, Germany.

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Wiśniowa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wiśniowa (Roth Kirschdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Wieśnica

Wieśnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Wieruszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wieruszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Wierzbna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wierzbna (Würben) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Wilków, Świdnica County

Witków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Wirki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wirki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Wiry, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wiry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Witków, Świdnica County

Witków is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Witoszów Dolny

Witoszów Dolny (Nieder Bögendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Witoszów Górny

Witoszów Górny (Ober Bögendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Wolf Frederick von Retzow

Wolf Frederick von Retzow, Prussian Lieutenant General during the Seven Years' War, was born in 1699 on the Estate Möthlow near Nauen in the Märkisch Luch.

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Wrocław Główny railway station

Wrocław Główny (Polish for Wrocław main station) is the largest and most important passenger station of the southwestern Polish city of Wrocław.

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Zagórze Śląskie

Zagórze Śląskie (Kynau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Zawiszów, Świdnica County

Zawiszów (Säbischdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Złoty Las

Złoty Las is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Zebrzydów

Zebrzydów (Seiferdau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Zygmunt Gorgolewski

Zygmunt Gorgolewski (February 14, 1845 – July 6, 1903) was a Polish architect, renowned for his construction of the Grand Theatre in Lviv.

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1761

No description.

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1947 Wisła Kraków season

The 1947 season was Wisła Kraków 39th year as a club.

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1980 in Poland

On March 27, 1976, the government of Prime Minister Piotr Jaroszewicz was created.

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2007 Tour de Pologne

The 2007 Tour de Pologne was held from September 9 to 15, 2007 in Poland.

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2016 Tinkoff season

The 2016 season for began in January with the Tour Down Under.

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2017 World Games

The 2017 World Games, commonly known as Wrocław 2017, was the tenth World Games, a major international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that were not contested in the Olympic Games, held from 20 to 30 July 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.

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282nd Rifle Division

The 282nd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, formed twice.

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8th Bohemian Dragoons (Count Montecuccoli's)

The regiment was a cavalry unit raised in the 17th century for the Imperial Habsburg Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Świdnica

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