, settlement_type =
District of
Wrocław
, image_skyline = Lissa-ansicht1.jpg
, image_map = Wrocław Leśnica.png
, map_caption = Location of Leśnica within Wrocław
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name =
, subdivision_type1 =
Voivodeship
, subdivision_name1 =
Lower Silesian
, subdivision_type2 =
County/City
, subdivision_name2 =
Wrocław
, established_date = 1928
, established_date1 = 1991
, established_title = Incorporated into the city
, established_title1 = Established the modern-day district
, parts_type = Notable landmarks
, parts_style = para
, population_total = 31971
, population_as_of = 2022
, population_density_km2 = auto
, population_note =
, timezone =
CET
, utc_offset = +1
, timezone_DST =
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, utc_offset_DST = +2
, area_code = +48 71
, website
lesnica.org
Leśnica (, , ) is a
district in
Wrocław located in the western part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former
Fabryczna district.
The settlement was incorporated into Breslau (today's Wrocław) in 1928.
Name
In a medieval document written in Latin and issued in Wrocław in 1266, which was signed by Silesian Duke
Henry III the White
Henry III the White ( pl, Henryk III Biały) ( – 3 December 1266), a member of the Silesian Piasts, was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1248 until his death, as co-ruler with his brother Władysław.
Life
He was the third son of the Polish hi ...
, the village is listed under the name ''Lesnitz''.
Since the German name ''Lissa'' was also carried by
Leszno, Leśnica was referred to as ''Deutsch Lissa'' as opposed to ''Polnisch Lissa''.
History
Leśnica was granted a
town charter in 1261, which was degraded before 1700.
In 1991, after reforms in the administrative division of Wrocław, Leśnica became one of the city's 48 districts.
Notes
References
{{Districts of Wrocław
Districts of Wrocław