Silesia is a historical region in Central Europe.

Historical territories of Silesia include:

• Silesia, split between Poland, Czech Republic and Germany
  • Lower Silesia, split between Poland and Germany
  • Upper Silesia, split between Poland and the Czech Republic
  • Czech Silesia (sometimes Moravian Silesia), in the Czech Republic
  • Austrian Silesia, in the former Austrian Empire and Kingdom of Bohemia
  • Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia, split between Poland and the Czech Republic
  • Middle Silesia, in Poland

Administrative units of Silesia include:

• Duchy of Silesia (1138–1335)
• New Silesia, former Prussian province (1795–1807)
• Province of Silesia, former Prussian province (1815–1919; 1938–1941)
  • Province of Lower Silesia, former Prussian province (1919–1938; 1941–1945)
  • Province of Upper Silesia, former Prussian province (1919–1938; 1941–1945)
• Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia (Austrian Silesia), former Austrian kronland (1742–1919)
• Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939) in Second Polish Republic
• Silesian Voivodeship (1945–1950) in People's Republic of Poland
• Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia, former Saxon district (1994–2008)
• Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland (1999–)
• Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland (1999–)
• Opole Voivodeship, in Poland (1999–)
• Lubusz Voivodeship, in Poland (1999–)
• Moravian-Silesian Region, in the Czech Republic (2000–)

Religious bodies[edit]

• Evangelical Church of Silesia, former Protestant united regional church body in Germany (1947–2004)
• Silesian Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession, a Lutheran regional church body in the Czech Republic

Other uses[edit]

• SS Silesia, several passenger and cargo ships
• Silesia (cloth) A fabric used for garment linings
• Silesia, Montana

See also[edit]

• Silesian (disambiguation)
• Metropolis GZM
• Dukes of Silesia
• SMS Schlesien, a German battleship that served in both World Wars
• Schlesien (disambiguation)
• Silesia Euroregion
• Śląsk (disambiguation)