Place details
Place nameWroclaw
Other namesWroclaw, Breslau
CountryPolska
Latitude51.1
Longitude17
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Originated on trade route between Roman Empire & Baltic Sea; home of many German immigrants since 13th cen.; passed to Bohemia in 1526 & to Prussia in 1741; damaged by Russian & Nazi sieges of 1945; was rebuilt & industrialized in 1950s-1960s.