![]() ![]() Wrocław also possesses numerous historical landmarks, including the Main Market Square, Cathedral Island, Wrocław Opera, the National Museum and the Centennial Hall, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ![]() Since the beginning of the 20th century, the University of Wrocław, previously Breslau University, has produced nine Nobel Prize laureates and is renowned for its high quality of teaching. Wrocław is a university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it arguably one of the most youth-oriented cities in the country. Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions after the Second World War. ![]() The history of the city dates back over a thousand years at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. ![]() As of 2022, the official population of Wrocław is 672,929, with a total of 1.25 million residing in the metropolitan area, making it the third largest city in Poland. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 350 kilometres (220 mi) from the Baltic Sea to the north and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. Wrocław ( Polish: ( listen) German: Breslau, pronounced ( listen) Silesian German: Brassel) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. ![]()
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