wroclaw history

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200

Wroclaw exists on the Ptolemaic maps (2 c. CE), as Leukaristos
800

Wroclaw ruled by Slavic prince Wrotislav, hence its modern name

900

Wroclaw belongs to Polish Piast kings

1000

In 1000, Polish king Boleslav I fortifies the place
and establishes a bishopric on Ostrow Tumski
1100

Major attack by Germans in 1109 repelled at nearby Psie Pole (Dog's Field)
In 1138 Wroclaw becomes the first capital of Silesia (under Wladislav II)
1200

Much of South from Oder devastated by Mongols in 1241
1300

Recovery
In 1335, Wroclaw past to Bohemia with the rest of Silesia
1400

Hussite expedition in Silesia
1500

In 1526, Wroclaw passed to the Habsburgs
becoming part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
1600

Last Piast, Jerzy Wilhelm, dies 15.
1700

In 1702, University of Wroclaw founded
In 1741, Wroclaw passed to Prussia,
In 1744, Frideric II the Great renames Wroclaw into Breslau.
1800

Second half: Germanization of Wroclaw under efforts of
the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck
1900

During the WWII, the Nazis fortified the city destroying much of its architecture, turning Wroclaw into "the last bastion of defence."
The war destroys 70% of urban-- and 90% of industrial areas.
1945

In 1945 Wroclaw becomes part of Poland.
Poles expelled from Lvov and Warsaw repopulate and rebuild the city.
In 80' Wroclaw hosts a strong underground movements against comunistic regim
2000

NOW: after the collapse of the communist regime, Wroclaw flourishes
see attractions of Wroclaw

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	200	Wroclaw exists on the Ptolemaic maps (2 c. CE), as Leukaristos
	800	Wroclaw ruled by Slavic prince Wrotislav, hence its modern name
	900	Wroclaw belongs to Polish Piast kings

1000	In 1000, Polish king Boleslav I fortifies the place and establishes a bishopric on Ostrow Tumski
1100	Major attack by Germans in 1109 repelled at nearby Psie Pole (Dog's Field) In 1138 Wroclaw becomes the first capital of Silesia (under Wladislav II)
1200	Much of South from Oder devastated by Mongols in 1241
1300	Recovery In 1335, Wroclaw past to Bohemia with the rest of Silesia
1400	Hussite expedition in Silesia
1500	In 1526, Wroclaw passed to the Habsburgs becoming part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
1600	Last Piast, Jerzy Wilhelm, dies 15.
1700	In 1702, University of Wroclaw founded In 1741, Wroclaw passed to Prussia, In 1744, Frideric II the Great renames Wroclaw into Breslau.
1800	Second half: Germanization of Wroclaw under efforts of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck
1900	During the WWII, the Nazis fortified the city destroying much of its architecture, turning Wroclaw into "the last bastion of defence." The war destroys 70% of urban-- and 90% of industrial areas.
1945	In 1945 Wroclaw becomes part of Poland. Poles expelled from Lvov and Warsaw repopulate and rebuild the city. In 80' Wroclaw hosts a strong underground movements against comunistic regim
2000	NOW: after the collapse of the communist regime, Wroclaw flourishes see attractions of Wroclaw