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Wroclaw <9> <9> with a population of 640,000 is located in the southwest of Poland in the Lower Silesian lowlands right at the foot of the Sudeten Mountains.. The city of Wroclaw, located on the Oder, is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.. <9> <9> History <9> <9> In 1000 Wroclaw was founded as a diocese and fell in 1242 under German city law.. Then began a very volatile history in the course of which Wroclaw first to Bohemia, later to Silesia (Silesian Wars 1742) and finally to Prussia falls.. Only with the Silesian uprisings are large parts of Silesia again awarded Poland.. <9> <9> The location of Wroclaw on the Oder is of great importance to the city, especially for economic development.. The river is difficult to navigate at this point, so Breslau developed into a bridge city with important land connections.. 12 islands and 112 bridges lead to the name as ´Venice of Poland´.. <9> The trade reached its peak in the second half of the 14th century.. The next 300 years of war and destruction repeatedly blocked the upswing.. <9> It was the Counter-Reformation that brought about the rebuilding of the Baroque spirit.. This time can still be traced in Wroclaw today.. Churches and monasteries were built and Breslau was on its way to flowering again.. <9> <9> Today Wroclaw is the fourth largest city in Poland.. It has important industries, such as electronics, chemicals and food processing and engineering.. Furthermore, Wroclaw has an important inland port with its own shipyard.. <9> <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> However, one of the most important architectural monuments is the Gothic style.. The Town Hall on Market Square Rynek is one of the most beautiful Gothic buildings in Central Europe.. The old market with the neighboring salt market, Plac Solny is surrounded by beautiful town houses, which were rebuilt in the Gothic and Baroque style.. <9> <9> The cathedral island, Ostrow Tumski , is considered the oldest part of the city.. There you will find most churches and also traces of a former princely castle from the 9th and 10th century.. Worth seeing are especially the two-towered St. John´s Basilica, the St. Giles Church and the Church of St. Martin.. <9> <9> Wroclaw has one of the largest baroque halls in Poland, the Leopoldina Aula in the main building of the traditional university.. Designed by Max Berg in 1913, this century-old hall impresses with the largest floating dome in the world at the time of construction, housing 20,000 people.. <9> <9> Nearby you can see the 1929 Bauhaus-style residential district Sepolno.. The White Stork Synagogue is one of the most important Jewish houses of worship in Poland.. <9> <9> The main building of the university is a great baroque building.. Inside is the famous Aula Leopoldina , one of the city´s most festive concert halls.. <9> <9> Nearby you can stroll through the Plac Wolnosci , the former castle square.. <9> <9> Further explanations can be found at <1001> Online Information Wikipedia}