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href="/wiki/Shield_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shield (heraldry)">Shield</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Or, <a href="/wiki/Eagle_(heraldry)" title="Eagle (heraldry)">an eagle</a> displayed Sable armed with <a href="/wiki/Crescent" title="Crescent">a crescent</a> treflée, issuing from the middle thereof <a href="/wiki/Cross_patt%C3%A9e" title="Cross pattée">a cross pattée</a> Argent</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #369; color: white">Coat of arms of Upper Silesia</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/200px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/300px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/400px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="816" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Armiger" title="Armiger">Armiger</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Upper_Silesia" title="Upper Silesia">Upper Silesia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">1222</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Shield_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shield (heraldry)">Shield</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Azure, <a href="/wiki/Eagle_(heraldry)" title="Eagle (heraldry)">an eagle</a> displayed Or</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> of <a href="/wiki/Silesia" title="Silesia">Silesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lower_Silesia" title="Lower Silesia">Lower Silesia</a> displays a black eagle with silver crescent with a cross in the middle on its chest—the emblem of Silesian Duke <a href="/wiki/Henry_the_Bearded" title="Henry the Bearded">Henry the Bearded</a> (<span title="Polish-language text"><i lang="pl">Zgorzelec</i></span>)—on a golden background. It has been assumed in the tradition that the coat of arms and colors of Lower Silesia are simultaneously used as symbols of Silesia as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-coa_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Upper_Silesia" title="Upper Silesia">Upper Silesia</a> shows a golden eagle on a blue background.<sup id="cite_ref-coa_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Polish_heraldry" title="Polish heraldry">Polish heraldry</a>, the Silesian eagle is usually not crowned (with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Cieszyn_Silesia" title="Cieszyn Silesia">Cieszyn Silesia</a>), in the <a href="/wiki/Czech_heraldry" title="Czech heraldry">Czech</a> and <a href="/wiki/German_heraldry" title="German heraldry">German</a> it is usually the opposite. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Silesia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lower_Silesia">Lower Silesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Silesia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lower Silesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the first time the coat of arms was placed on the <a href="/wiki/Seal_(emblem)" title="Seal (emblem)">seal</a> of <a href="/wiki/Henry_II_the_Pious" title="Henry II the Pious">Henry II the Pious</a>, which he used in the years 1224-1240. He used this seal during <a href="/wiki/Henry_the_Bearded" title="Henry the Bearded">his father's</a> lifetime (until 1238), and also after his death when he inherited the duchy.<sup id="cite_ref-coa_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This coat of arms was also on the seals of successive dukes of Lower Silesia: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Wroc%C5%82aw" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke of Wrocław">dukes of Wrocław</a>: <a href="/wiki/Henry_III_the_White" title="Henry III the White">Henry III the White</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henryk_IV_Probus" class="mw-redirect" title="Henryk IV Probus">Henryk IV Probus</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Legnica" title="Duchy of Legnica">dukes of Legnica</a>: <a href="/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_II_the_Horned" title="Bolesław II the Horned">Bolesław II the Horned</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_V,_Duke_of_Legnica" title="Henry V, Duke of Legnica">Henry V the Fat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_III_the_Generous" title="Bolesław III the Generous">Boleslaw III the Wasteful</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_G%C5%82og%C3%B3w" title="Duchy of Głogów">dukes of Głogów</a>: <a href="/wiki/Konrad_I,_Duke_of_G%C5%82og%C3%B3w" title="Konrad I, Duke of Głogów">Konrad I of Głogów</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_III,_Duke_of_G%C5%82og%C3%B3w" title="Henry III, Duke of Głogów">Henry III of Głogów</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_%C5%9Awidnica" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Świdnica">dukes of Świdnica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Jawor" title="Duchy of Jawor">Jawor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Zi%C4%99bice" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Ziębice">Ziębice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bolko_I_the_Strict" title="Bolko I the Strict">Bolko I the Strict</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernard_of_%C5%9Awidnica" title="Bernard of Świdnica">Bernard of Świdnica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_I_of_Jawor" title="Henry I of Jawor">Henry I of Jawor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bolko_II_of_Zi%C4%99bice" title="Bolko II of Ziębice">Bolko II of Ziębice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-coa_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The coat of arms was used by most of the dukes of Lower Silesia in the 2nd half of the 14th century, however, some did not add the cross to the crescent. Such practice took place in the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Ole%C5%9Bnica" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Oleśnica">Duchy of Oleśnica</a> and <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Brzeg" title="Duchy of Brzeg">Duchy of Brzeg</a>. As Silesia was more divided, other colors of the eagle were also adopted. For example, in the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_%C5%9Awidnica" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Świdnica">Duchy of Świdnica</a>, the coat of arms depicted a half red–black eagle with a crescent on a silver and golden background.<sup id="cite_ref-coa_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The emblem of the <a href="/wiki/Silesian_Piasts" title="Silesian Piasts">Lower Silesian Piasts</a> has been incorporated by cities, villages, municipality, and counties of Lower Silesia into their coats of arms and flags, emphasizing their belonging to the region or their relations with the ruling dukes. </p><p>The coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Piasts dynasty became one of the elements of the identity of the region of Lower Silesia. The coat of arms was adopted by the authorities of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Prussia" title="Kingdom of Prussia">Kingdom of Prussia</a> in the coats of arms of large administrative units such as the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Silesia" title="Province of Silesia">Province of Silesia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Lower_Silesia" title="Province of Lower Silesia">Province of Lower Silesia</a>, and by the authorities of the <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Empire" title="Austrian Empire">Austrian Empire</a> in the coat of arms of an <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous region">autonomous region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Silesia" title="Austrian Silesia">Austrian Silesia</a>. </p><p>In the interwar years, the coat of arms was incorporated into the middle and the greater <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia" title="Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia">coat of arms of Czechoslovakia</a>. Also in 1993, in the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Coat of arms of the Czech Republic">coat of arms of the Czech Republic</a>, a black eagle with crescent and a crown on its head, symbolizing Silesia, was placed in one field.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1957, the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Liechtenstein" title="Coat of arms of Liechtenstein">coat of arms of Liechtenstein</a> was adopted, on which a black eagle with crescent and a crown on its head, symbolizing Silesia, was placed. It refers to the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Troppau" title="Duchy of Troppau">Duchy of Opava</a> and <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Krnov" title="Duchy of Krnov">Duchy of Krnov</a>, that were ruled by <a href="/wiki/Karl_I,_Prince_of_Liechtenstein" title="Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein">Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein</a> since 1613 and 1623.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Constitution of <a href="/wiki/Saxony" title="Saxony">Saxony</a> from 1992 allows the use of the coat of arms of Lower Silesia in the Silesian part of the state on an equal footing with Saxon symbols. It is a part of the coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6rlitz_(district)" title="Görlitz (district)">district of Görlitz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The coat of arms of Lower Silesia was adopted into following coat of arms of administrative regions: </p> <ul><li>coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Lower Silesian Voivodeship">Lower Silesian Voivodeship</a> (2000),</li> <li>coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Moravian-Silesian_Region" title="Moravian-Silesian Region">Moravian-Silesian Region</a> (2000),</li> <li>coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Olomouc_Region" title="Olomouc Region">Olomouc Region</a> (2000).</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 112.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 110.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henryk_II_Pobo%C5%BCny_seal.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Henry II the Pious' seal"><img alt="Henry II the Pious' seal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Henryk_II_Pobo%C5%BCny_seal.PNG/166px-Henryk_II_Pobo%C5%BCny_seal.PNG" decoding="async" width="111" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Henryk_II_Pobo%C5%BCny_seal.PNG/249px-Henryk_II_Pobo%C5%BCny_seal.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Henryk_II_Pobo%C5%BCny_seal.PNG/332px-Henryk_II_Pobo%C5%BCny_seal.PNG 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="1173" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Henry_II_the_Pious" title="Henry II the Pious">Henry II the Pious</a>' seal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 113.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 111.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_the_duchy_of_Swidnica.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Duchy of Świdnica"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Duchy of Świdnica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Arms_of_the_duchy_of_Swidnica.svg/167px-Arms_of_the_duchy_of_Swidnica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Arms_of_the_duchy_of_Swidnica.svg/251px-Arms_of_the_duchy_of_Swidnica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Arms_of_the_duchy_of_Swidnica.svg/334px-Arms_of_the_duchy_of_Swidnica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="354" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_%C5%9Awidnica" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Świdnica">Duchy of Świdnica</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 64px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 62px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ludovicus_Dux_Brieg_Armorial_Gelre.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Louis I of Brzeg from the Gelre Armorial"><img alt="Arms of Louis I of Brzeg from the Gelre Armorial" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Ludovicus_Dux_Brieg_Armorial_Gelre.jpg/93px-Ludovicus_Dux_Brieg_Armorial_Gelre.jpg" decoding="async" width="62" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Ludovicus_Dux_Brieg_Armorial_Gelre.jpg/140px-Ludovicus_Dux_Brieg_Armorial_Gelre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Ludovicus_Dux_Brieg_Armorial_Gelre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="167" data-file-height="349" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Louis_I_of_Brzeg" title="Louis I of Brzeg">Louis I of Brzeg</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Gelre_Armorial" title="Gelre Armorial">Gelre Armorial</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henryk_IV_Probus_tomb_effigy.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Henryk IV Probus"><img alt="Arms of Henryk IV Probus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Henryk_IV_Probus_tomb_effigy.PNG/83px-Henryk_IV_Probus_tomb_effigy.PNG" decoding="async" width="56" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Henryk_IV_Probus_tomb_effigy.PNG/125px-Henryk_IV_Probus_tomb_effigy.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Henryk_IV_Probus_tomb_effigy.PNG/166px-Henryk_IV_Probus_tomb_effigy.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1277" data-file-height="2995" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Henryk_IV_Probus" class="mw-redirect" title="Henryk IV Probus">Henryk IV Probus</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 114px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 112px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Silesia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lesser coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Silesia"><img alt="Lesser coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Silesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Arms_of_Silesia.svg/168px-Arms_of_Silesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Arms_of_Silesia.svg/253px-Arms_of_Silesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Arms_of_Silesia.svg/336px-Arms_of_Silesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="160" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lesser coat of arms of the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Silesia" title="Province of Silesia">Province of Silesia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 116.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 114.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Silesia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Greater coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Silesia"><img alt="Greater coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Silesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Coat_of_Arms_of_Silesia.svg/172px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Silesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Coat_of_Arms_of_Silesia.svg/258px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Silesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Coat_of_Arms_of_Silesia.svg/344px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Silesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="427" data-file-height="484" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Greater coat of arms of the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Silesia" title="Province of Silesia">Province of Silesia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 102.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Austrian_Silesia_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Austrian Silesia"><img alt="Coat of arms of Austrian Silesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Austrian_Silesia_COA.svg/151px-Austrian_Silesia_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="101" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Austrian_Silesia_COA.svg/227px-Austrian_Silesia_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Austrian_Silesia_COA.svg/303px-Austrian_Silesia_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1266" data-file-height="1631" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Silesia" title="Austrian Silesia">Austrian Silesia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 116.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 114.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DEU_Niederschlesien_1919-1941_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/DEU_Niederschlesien_1919-1941_COA.svg/172px-DEU_Niederschlesien_1919-1941_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/DEU_Niederschlesien_1919-1941_COA.svg/259px-DEU_Niederschlesien_1919-1941_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/DEU_Niederschlesien_1919-1941_COA.svg/344px-DEU_Niederschlesien_1919-1941_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="417" data-file-height="472" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Lower_Silesia" title="Province of Lower Silesia">Province of Lower Silesia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 102.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Middle_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Middle Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia"><img alt="Middle Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Middle_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia.svg/151px-Middle_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="101" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Middle_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia.svg/227px-Middle_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Middle_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia.svg/302px-Middle_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="537" data-file-height="693" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Middle <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia" title="Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia">Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 230.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 228.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia_(1918-1938_and_1945-1961).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Greater Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia"><img alt="Greater Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia_%281918-1938_and_1945-1961%29.svg/343px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia_%281918-1938_and_1945-1961%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="229" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia_%281918-1938_and_1945-1961%29.svg/515px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia_%281918-1938_and_1945-1961%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia_%281918-1938_and_1945-1961%29.svg/685px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia_%281918-1938_and_1945-1961%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="678" data-file-height="386" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Greater <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia" title="Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia">Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 116px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 114px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein"><img alt="Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg/171px-Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg.png" decoding="async" width="114" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg/256px-Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg/341px-Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="643" data-file-height="735" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Liechtenstein" title="Coat of arms of Liechtenstein">Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 110px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 108px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Znak_Slezska.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Czech Silesia"><img alt="Coat of arms of Czech Silesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Znak_Slezska.svg/162px-Znak_Slezska.svg.png" decoding="async" width="108" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Znak_Slezska.svg/244px-Znak_Slezska.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Znak_Slezska.svg/325px-Znak_Slezska.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Czech_Silesia" title="Czech Silesia">Czech Silesia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 110.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 108.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic"><img alt="Greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/163px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="109" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/244px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/325px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1171" data-file-height="1403" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Coat of arms of the Czech Republic">Greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 113.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 111.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA_2000_-_2009.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 2000 to 2009)"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 2000 to 2009)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA_2000_-_2009.svg/167px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA_2000_-_2009.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA_2000_-_2009.svg/250px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA_2000_-_2009.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA_2000_-_2009.svg/333px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA_2000_-_2009.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="870" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship">Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship</a> (from 2000 to 2009)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 112.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 110.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 2009 onwards)"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 2009 onwards)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/166px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="111" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/249px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/332px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_dolno%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="875" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship">Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship</a> (from 2009 onwards)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 110px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 108px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Moravian-Silesian_Region_CoA_CZ.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Moravian-Silesian Region"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Moravian-Silesian Region" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Moravian-Silesian_Region_CoA_CZ.svg/162px-Moravian-Silesian_Region_CoA_CZ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="108" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Moravian-Silesian_Region_CoA_CZ.svg/244px-Moravian-Silesian_Region_CoA_CZ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Moravian-Silesian_Region_CoA_CZ.svg/324px-Moravian-Silesian_Region_CoA_CZ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1196" data-file-height="1438" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Moravian-Silesian_Region" title="Moravian-Silesian Region">Moravian-Silesian Region</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 110px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 108px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Olomouc_Region_CoA_CZ.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Olomouc Region"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Olomouc Region" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Olomouc_Region_CoA_CZ.svg/162px-Olomouc_Region_CoA_CZ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="108" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Olomouc_Region_CoA_CZ.svg/243px-Olomouc_Region_CoA_CZ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Olomouc_Region_CoA_CZ.svg/324px-Olomouc_Region_CoA_CZ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="996" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Olomouc_Region" title="Olomouc Region">Olomouc Region</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 118px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 116px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wappen_Landkreis_Goerlitz.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Görlitz District"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Görlitz District" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Wappen_Landkreis_Goerlitz.svg/174px-Wappen_Landkreis_Goerlitz.svg.png" decoding="async" width="116" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Wappen_Landkreis_Goerlitz.svg/262px-Wappen_Landkreis_Goerlitz.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Wappen_Landkreis_Goerlitz.svg/348px-Wappen_Landkreis_Goerlitz.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6rlitz_(district)" title="Görlitz (district)">Görlitz District</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Upper_Silesia">Upper Silesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Silesia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Upper Silesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Upper Silesian coat of arms was in use since at least the year 1222 as the document from this year had a seal of <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Opole_and_Racib%C3%B3rz" title="Duchy of Opole and Racibórz">Opole–Racibórz Duke</a> <a href="/wiki/Casimir_I_of_Opole" title="Casimir I of Opole">Casimir I of Opole</a> featuring a Duke holding a shield with a gothic eagle on it.<sup id="cite_ref-coa_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UMWS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMWS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not known whether the coat of arms had different colours from the coats of arms with the eagles of the other Piasts since the colourful iconographic evidence dates back to the 14th century.<sup id="cite_ref-coa_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the basis of the seal on documents from the years 1257 and 1260, it is stated that the golden eagle was inherited by representatives of all Piast lines in Upper Silesia from Duke <a href="/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Opolski" class="mw-redirect" title="Władysław Opolski">Władysław</a> of Opole–Racibórz.<sup id="cite_ref-UMWS_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMWS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The oldest colourful representation of the coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Opole" title="Duchy of Opole">Duchy of Opole</a> has been preserved at the castle in <a href="/wiki/Lauf_an_der_Pegnitz" title="Lauf an der Pegnitz">Lauf an der Pegnitz</a> near <a href="/wiki/Nuremberg" title="Nuremberg">Nuremberg</a>, where 114 coats of arms of principalities, bishoprics and cities were engraved in stone in 1353. On the coat of arms that is still preserved there to this day, there is a trace of yellow on the eagle and blue on the shield.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This colouring is also confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/Gelre_Armorial" title="Gelre Armorial">Gelre Armorial</a> from 1370-1395.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The coat of arms has undergone some stylistic changes and modifications, the largest of which is the crown on the head of the eagle. The crown was episodically introduced by the Duke of Bytom, <a href="/wiki/Casimir_of_Bytom" title="Casimir of Bytom">Casimir of Bytom</a> (2nd half of the 13th century), and then was used on seals and coats of arms continuously by the <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Opole" title="Duke of Opole">Dukes of Opole</a> from the times of <a href="/wiki/Bolko_IV_of_Opole" title="Bolko IV of Opole">Bolko IV of Opole</a> (2nd half of the 14th century) until the death of the last of the line of the Opole Piasts, <a href="/wiki/Jan_II_the_Good" title="Jan II the Good">Jan II the Good</a>, in 1532. The last duke of Opole wrote down in his will his coat of arms to the states of the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, which is considered to be a handover to the entire community of this land.<sup id="cite_ref-UMWS_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMWS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The emblem of the Upper Silesian Piasts has been incorporated by cities, villages, municipality, and counties of Upper Silesia into their coats of arms and flags, emphasizing their belonging to the region or their relations with the ruling dukes.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Established in 1919, the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Upper_Silesia" title="Province of Upper Silesia">Province of Upper Silesia</a> adopted on 1 June 1926 a new design of the coat of arms designed by the famous German heraldic and graphic artist <a href="/wiki/Otto_Hupp" title="Otto Hupp">Otto Hupp</a> and it was in use to the demise of the province in 1938. It showed depleted golden eagle without tail and claws (which symbolised the separation of parts of Upper Silesia) and the main branches of the province's economy: agriculture (golden scythe blade) and mining (golden <a href="/wiki/Hammer_and_pick" title="Hammer and pick">hammer and pick</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the interwar years, the coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Cieszyn" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Cieszyn">Duchy of Cieszyn</a> and the coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Troppau" title="Duchy of Troppau">Duchy of Opava and Racibórz</a> (one field with a golden eagle) were incorporated into the greater <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia" title="Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia">coat of arms of Czechoslovakia</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The coat of arms of Upper Silesia was adopted into following coat of arms of administrative regions: </p> <ul><li>coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Opole_Voivodeship" title="Opole Voivodeship">Opole Voivodeship</a> (2001),<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Silesian Voivodeship">Silesian Voivodeship</a> (2001),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Moravian-Silesian_Region" title="Moravian-Silesian Region">Moravian-Silesian Region</a> (Coat of Arms of <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Troppau" title="Duchy of Troppau">Duchy of Opava and Racibórz</a>, 2000).</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 131.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 129.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_Kazimierz_opolski_1226.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Casimir I of Opole's seal"><img alt="Casimir I of Opole's seal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Seal_Kazimierz_opolski_1226.svg/194px-Seal_Kazimierz_opolski_1226.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Seal_Kazimierz_opolski_1226.svg/292px-Seal_Kazimierz_opolski_1226.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Seal_Kazimierz_opolski_1226.svg/388px-Seal_Kazimierz_opolski_1226.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="741" data-file-height="744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Casimir_I_of_Opole" title="Casimir I of Opole">Casimir I of Opole</a>'s seal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 118px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 116px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_ksi%C4%99stwo_raciborskie_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Duchy of Opava and Racibórz"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Duchy of Opava and Racibórz" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/POL_ksi%C4%99stwo_raciborskie_COA.svg/174px-POL_ksi%C4%99stwo_raciborskie_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="116" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/POL_ksi%C4%99stwo_raciborskie_COA.svg/262px-POL_ksi%C4%99stwo_raciborskie_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/POL_ksi%C4%99stwo_raciborskie_COA.svg/348px-POL_ksi%C4%99stwo_raciborskie_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="833" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Troppau" title="Duchy of Troppau">Duchy of Opava and Racibórz</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 72.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 70.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ladislaus_Dux_Oppoliensis_Armorial_Gelre.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Vladislaus II of Opole from Gelre Armorial"><img alt="Arms of Vladislaus II of Opole from Gelre Armorial" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Ladislaus_Dux_Oppoliensis_Armorial_Gelre.jpg/106px-Ladislaus_Dux_Oppoliensis_Armorial_Gelre.jpg" decoding="async" width="71" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Ladislaus_Dux_Oppoliensis_Armorial_Gelre.jpg/160px-Ladislaus_Dux_Oppoliensis_Armorial_Gelre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Ladislaus_Dux_Oppoliensis_Armorial_Gelre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="326" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Vladislaus_II_of_Opole" title="Vladislaus II of Opole">Vladislaus II of Opole</a> from <a href="/wiki/Gelre_Armorial" title="Gelre Armorial">Gelre Armorial</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 126.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 124.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Teschen_Silesia_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Duchy of Cieszyn"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Duchy of Cieszyn" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Teschen_Silesia_COA.svg/187px-Teschen_Silesia_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Teschen_Silesia_COA.svg/281px-Teschen_Silesia_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Teschen_Silesia_COA.svg/374px-Teschen_Silesia_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="929" data-file-height="968" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Cieszyn" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Cieszyn">Duchy of Cieszyn</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 118px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 116px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_II_RP_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_II_RP_COA.svg/174px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_II_RP_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="116" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_II_RP_COA.svg/262px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_II_RP_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_II_RP_COA.svg/348px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_II_RP_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="833" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Silesian_Voivodeship_(1920%E2%80%931939)" title="Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)">Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 110px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 108px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CoA_of_Upper_Silesia_Province.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Upper Silesia used 1926-1938"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Prussian Province of Upper Silesia used 1926-1938" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/CoA_of_Upper_Silesia_Province.svg/162px-CoA_of_Upper_Silesia_Province.svg.png" decoding="async" width="108" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/CoA_of_Upper_Silesia_Province.svg/243px-CoA_of_Upper_Silesia_Province.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/CoA_of_Upper_Silesia_Province.svg/323px-CoA_of_Upper_Silesia_Province.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="428" data-file-height="516" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Upper_Silesia" title="Province of Upper Silesia">Province of Upper Silesia</a> used 1926-1938</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 114px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 112px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_opolskie_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Opole Voivodeship"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Opole Voivodeship" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_opolskie_COA.svg/168px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_opolskie_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_opolskie_COA.svg/252px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_opolskie_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_opolskie_COA.svg/335px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_opolskie_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="865" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Opole_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Opole Voivodeship">Coat of arms of the Opole Voivodeship</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 120.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 118.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship"><img alt="Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/178px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="119" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/267px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg/356px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_%C5%9Bl%C4%85skie_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="816" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship">Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Silesia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Moravia" title="Coat of arms of Moravia">Coat of arms of Moravia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Czechoslovakia" title="Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia">Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Austria-Hungary" title="Coat of arms of Austria-Hungary">Coat of arms of Austria-Hungary</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Silesia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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Warszawa: Świat Książki. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/83-7311-601-X" title="Special:BookSources/83-7311-601-X"><bdi>83-7311-601-X</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/56584943">56584943</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Insygnia%2C+symbole+i+herby+polskie+%3A+kompendium&rft.place=Warszawa&rft.pub=%C5%9Awiat+Ksi%C4%85%C5%BCki&rft.date=2003&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F56584943&rft.isbn=83-7311-601-X&rft.au=Znamierowski%2C+Alfred%2C+1940-&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACoat+of+arms+of+Silesia" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050308084440/http://vexilolognet.hyperlink.cz/Symboly.htm">"Česká a československá vlajka"</a> (in Czech). 8 March 2005. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 June</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.landtag.sachsen.de&rft.atitle=Verfassung+des+Freistaates+Sachsen+vom+27.+Mai+1992&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.landtag.sachsen.de%2Fde%2Flandtag%2Fgrundlagen%2F86.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACoat+of+arms+of+Silesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UMWS-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-UMWS_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMWS_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMWS_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.slaskie.pl/content/1249468429_2009-08-05">"Uzasadnienie historyczno-heraldyczne do projektów herbu, flagi i pieczęci Województwa Śląskiego - Województwo Śląskie"</a>. <i>www.slaskie.pl</i> (in Polish)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 February</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.slaskie.pl&rft.atitle=Uzasadnienie+historyczno-heraldyczne+do+projekt%C3%B3w+herbu%2C+flagi+i+piecz%C4%99ci+Wojew%C3%B3dztwa+%C5%9Al%C4%85skiego+-+Wojew%C3%B3dztwo+%C5%9Al%C4%85skie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slaskie.pl%2Fcontent%2F1249468429_2009-08-05&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACoat+of+arms+of+Silesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">V. Růžek, Česká znaková galeríe na hradě Laufu u Norímberka z roku 1361 (Příspěvek k skladbě královského dvora Karla IV), „Sborník Archivních Prací”, XXXVIII, 1988, p. 37–311</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Znamierowski" title="Alfred Znamierowski">Alfred Znamierowski</a>, „Pieczęcie i herby Śląska Cieszyńskiego”, Instytut Heraldyczno-Weksylologiczny, Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego, 2011, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-83-922005-5-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-83-922005-5-0">978-83-922005-5-0</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.opolskie.pl/herb-wojewodztwa-i-zasady-jego-wykorzystywania/">"Herb Województwa i Zasady Jego Wykorzystywania"</a>. <i>www.opolskie.pl</i> (in Polish)<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 June</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.archiwum-bip.slaskie.pl&rft.atitle=Uchwa%C5%82a+sejmiku+nr+I%2F36%2F5%2F2001+z+dnia+11+czerwca+2001+roku&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchiwum-bip.slaskie.pl%2Findex.php%3Fgrupa%3D40%26id_menu%3D217%26id%3D2677&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACoat+of+arms+of+Silesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literature">Literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coat_of_arms_of_Silesia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maximilian_Gritzner" title="Maximilian Gritzner">Maximilian Gritzner</a>: <i>Landes- und Wappenkunde der Brandenburgisch-Preußischen Monarchie. Geschichte ihrer einzelnen Landestheile, deren Herrscher und Wappen.</i> Heymann, Berlin 1894.</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output 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title="Jezioro Otmuchowskie">Jezioro Otmuchowskie</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jezioro_S%C5%82awskie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jezioro Sławskie (page does not exist)">Jezioro Sławskie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyskie_Lake" title="Nyskie Lake">Nyskie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slezsk%C3%A1_Harta_Reservoir" title="Slezská Harta Reservoir">Slezská Harta Reservoir</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mountains</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carpathian_Mountains" title="Carpathian Mountains">Carpathian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Beskids" title="Silesian Beskids">Silesian Beskids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian-Silesian_Beskids" title="Moravian-Silesian Beskids">Moravian-Silesian Beskids</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudetes" title="Sudetes">Sudetes</a> <ul><li><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="Silesian Voivodeship (1920–39)">Silesian Voivodeship (1920–39)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Parliament" title="Silesian Parliament">parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Politicians_of_the_Silesian_Voivodeship_(1920%E2%80%931939)" title="Category:Politicians of the Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)">politicians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Treasury" title="Silesian Treasury">treasury</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_country" title="State country">State country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesia_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Silesia Province">Silesia Province</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Silesia_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Silesia Province">Upper Silesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Silesia_Province_(Prussia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Silesia Province (Prussia)">Lower Silesia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudetenland" title="Sudetenland">Sudetenland</a></li> <li><a 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title="Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis">Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis</a> / <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6rlitz_(district)" title="Görlitz (district)">Görlitz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Voivodeship" title="Voivodeship">Voivodeships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Lower Silesian Voivodeship">Lower Silesian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lubusz_Voivodeship" title="Lubusz Voivodeship">Lubusz Voivodeships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opole_Voivodeship" title="Opole Voivodeship">Opole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Silesian Voivodeship">Silesian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">EP</a> <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament_constituency" title="European Parliament constituency">constituencies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Silesian_and_Opole_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lower Silesian and Opole (European Parliament constituency)">Lower Silesian and Opole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Silesian (European Parliament constituency)">Silesian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generic_Silesia_CoA.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Generic_Silesia_CoA.svg/55px-Generic_Silesia_CoA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Generic_Silesia_CoA.svg/83px-Generic_Silesia_CoA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Generic_Silesia_CoA.svg/110px-Generic_Silesia_CoA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="167" /></a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Economy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Economy</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Socioeconomics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Katowice_urban_area" title="Katowice urban area">Katowice urban area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolis_GZM" title="Metropolis GZM">Metropolis GZM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katowice-Ostrava_metropolitan_area" title="Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area">Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Industry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bielski_Okr%C4%99g_Przemys%C5%82owy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bielski Okręg Przemysłowy (page does not exist)">Bielski Okręg Przemysłowy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Legnicko-G%C5%82ogowski_Okr%C4%99g_Miedziowy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Legnicko-Głogowski Okręg Miedziowy (page does not exist)">Legnicko-Głogowski Okręg Miedziowy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lower_Silesian_Coal_Basin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lower Silesian Coal Basin (page does not exist)">Lower Silesian Coal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Silesian_Coal_Basin" title="Upper Silesian Coal Basin">Upper Silesian Coal Basin</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Silesian_Industrial_Region" title="Upper Silesian Industrial Region">Industrial Region</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ostrava-Karvin%C3%A1_Coal_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ostrava-Karviná Coal Area (page does not exist)">Ostrava-Karviná</a> / <a href="/wiki/Rybnik_Coal_Area" title="Rybnik Coal Area">Rybnik Coal Areas</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tourism</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tourism_in_Silesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tourism in Silesia (page does not exist)">Tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><div id="Society" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Society</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_architecture" title="Silesian architecture">Architecture</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Familok" title="Familok">Familŏk</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_regional_costume" class="mw-redirect" title="Silesian regional costume">Regional costume</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Silesian_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Upper Silesian Museum (page does not exist)">Upper Silesian Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Museum_(Opava)" title="Silesian Museum (Opava)">Silesian Museum (Opava)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Silesian Museum">Silesian Museum (Katowice)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Silesian_cuisine" title="Silesian cuisine">Cuisine</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_noodles" class="mw-redirect" title="Black noodles">Black noodles</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bryja" title="Bryja">Bryja</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panczkraut&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Panczkraut (page does not exist)">Panczkraut <span style="font-size:85%;"><i>(ciapkapusta)</i></span></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Silesian_dumplings" title="Silesian dumplings">Klōzki</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Galert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Galert (page does not exist)">Galert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hauskyjza" title="Hauskyjza">Hauskyjza</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Karminadle" title="Karminadle">Karminadle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ko%C5%82%C5%8Fcz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kołŏcz (page does not exist)">Kołŏcz</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kopalnioki" title="Kopalnioki">Kopalnioki</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kreple" class="mw-redirect" title="Kreple">Kreple</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaszanka" title="Kaszanka"><i>Krupniok</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mak%C3%B3wki" title="Makówki">Makōwki</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moczka" title="Moczka">Moczka</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Modr%C5%8F_kapusta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Modrŏ kapusta (page does not exist)">Modrŏ kapusta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siemieniotka" title="Siemieniotka">Siymiyniotka</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sza%C5%82ot" title="Szałot">Szałŏt</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wodzionka" class="mw-redirect" title="Wodzionka">Wodziōnka</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/%C5%BBur" class="mw-redirect" title="Żur">Żur</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Religion</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Berlin,_Brandenburg_and_Silesian_Upper_Lusatia" title="Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia">Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession" title="Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession">Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Poland" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal_Church_in_Poland" title="Pentecostal Church in Poland">Pentecostal Church in Poland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Sport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silesian_Football_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silesian Football Association (page does not exist)">Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian%E2%80%93Silesian_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Moravian–Silesian Football League">Moravian–Silesian Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesia_national_football_team" title="Silesia national football team">National football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Stadium" title="Silesian Stadium">Silesian Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Languages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_German" title="Silesian German">Silesian German <span style="font-size:85%;">(Lower Silesian)</span></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lach_dialects" title="Lach dialects">Lach dialects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_language" title="Silesian language"> Silesian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_dialects" title="Moravian dialects">Moravian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Symbols</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Coats of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_Silesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Flags of Silesia">Flags</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Unofficial anthems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schlesien_Unvergessene_Heimat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Schlesien Unvergessene Heimat (page does not exist)">Schlesien Unvergessene Heimat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schlesierlied&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Schlesierlied (page does not exist)">Schlesierlied</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slezsk%C3%A1_hymna&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Slezská hymna (page does not exist)">Slezská hymna</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Silesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics of Silesia">Demographics</a></li> <li><i><a 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Silesian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Lublin_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Lublin Voivodeship">Lublin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Lubusz_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Lubusz Voivodeship">Lubusz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Masovian_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Masovian Voivodeship">Masovian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Opole_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Opole Voivodeship">Opole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Podlaskie_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Podlaskie Voivodeship">Podlaskie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Pomeranian_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship">Pomeranian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship">Silesian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Subcarpathian_Voivodeship" title="Coat of arms of the 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