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-History -Future - Stereotypes -History -Culture -Leisure -Thanks to -Developers	-Tourism -Identity -Exhanges -Problems -Successes -Society -Opinion Map of Silesian Voivodship Upper Silesia (Gorny Slask) This unique land is situated in Silesian voivodship on the south of the Poland. Three geographical regions with excellent scenery and a lot of natural resources create province: Silesian Uplands, Beskidy Mountains and the Cracow-Czestochowa Jurassic formation. This is a home of many people with different nationalities, who influenced strongly on today's image of the region. Slask still is a territory on the crossroads of the expansions of various traditions and cultures. Although presence of Germans, Czechs, Slovaks and Poles from different lands, the original Silesian people's (Slazacy) culture is dominant. The region is well suited for various forms of rest and recreation, from winter sports, mountain tourism, forest hiking to aeroplane flights; from fishing, swimming, even agro-tourism and hunting to cave exploration. Big opportunities for people's development, education, tourist assets, original culture, industry, black coal mining, as well as iron and steel works are the symbols of great Upper Silesia. The Silesian voivodship is the most industrialised and urbanised Polish region. There are as many as 68 towns (including 22 big towns, with metropolitan features such as universities, institutes and scientific centres). The number of inhabitants - almost 4.9 million people - makes it the second most populated province in Poland, which as far as the area is concerned means that the region has the highest number of inhabitants per square kilometre - over 398 people. The capital of the province - Katowice. The Cracow - Czestochowa Upland, also called the Jura is one of the most attractive places in Poland. It's a region were we often spend weekends, relax and pick up very interesting facts about it. It's beautiful regardless of the season and weather. The history of upland reaches the age called Devon, when about 350 mln years ago upland began its creation. The main part of it comes from Jura, when this ground was covered by a warm sea. The vegetation is also worth mentioning, because on this breathtaking landscape we can meet very unique plants. In addition this place is for everybody. Happy and sad, clever and stupid, tall and short. Isn't it wonderful?

Upper Silesia (Gorny Slask)

This unique land is situated in Silesian voivodship on the south of the Poland. Three geographical regions with excellent scenery and a lot of natural resources create province: Silesian Uplands, Beskidy Mountains and the Cracow-Czestochowa Jurassic formation. This is a home of many people with different nationalities, who influenced strongly on today's image of the region. Slask still is a territory on the crossroads of the expansions of various traditions and cultures. Although presence of Germans, Czechs, Slovaks and Poles from different lands, the original Silesian people's (Slazacy) culture is dominant.

The region is well suited for various forms of rest and recreation, from winter sports, mountain tourism, forest hiking to aeroplane flights; from fishing, swimming, even agro-tourism and hunting to cave exploration.

Big opportunities for people's development, education, tourist assets, original culture, industry, black coal mining, as well as iron and steel works are the symbols of great Upper Silesia.

The Silesian voivodship is the most industrialised and urbanised Polish region. There are as many as 68 towns (including 22 big towns, with metropolitan features such as universities, institutes and scientific centres). The number of inhabitants - almost 4.9 million people - makes it the second most populated province in Poland, which as far as the area is concerned means that the region has the highest number of inhabitants per square kilometre - over 398 people. The capital of the province - Katowice.

The Cracow - Czestochowa Upland, also called the Jura is one of the most attractive places in Poland. It's a region were we often spend weekends, relax and pick up very interesting facts about it. It's beautiful regardless of the season and weather. The history of upland reaches the age called Devon, when about 350 mln years ago upland began its creation. The main part of it comes from Jura, when this ground was covered by a warm sea. The vegetation is also worth mentioning, because on this breathtaking landscape we can meet very unique plants. In addition this place is for everybody. Happy and sad, clever and stupid, tall and short. Isn't it wonderful?