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of the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

Prior to 16th century

* around 550 - At the end of the Migration Period around and in the present areas of Wrocław, the Slavic tribe of Ślężanie settled. * 985 - Mieszko I of Poland in power. * 1000 **

Bishopric of Wrocław In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

established. ** Population: 1,000 (approximate). * 1037 - Pagan Uprising. * 1038 - Bohemians in power. * 1054 - Poles in power. * 1109 - August 24:

Battle of Hundsfeld The Battle of Hundsfeld or Battle of Psie Pole was said to be fought on 24 August 1109 near the Silesian capital Wrocław between the Holy Roman Empire in aid of the claims of the exiled Piast dynasty, Piast duke Zbigniew of Poland, Zbigniew again ...

( Psie Pole), Polish victory against the invading Germans. * ca. 1112/1118 -

named one of the three major cities of the Polish Kingdom alongside

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

and

Sandomierz Sandomierz (pronounced: ; la, Sandomiria) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (as of 2017), situated on the Vistula River in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Prov ...

in the ''

Gesta principum Polonorum The ''Gesta principum Polonorum'' (; "''Deeds of the Princes of the Poles''") is the oldest known medieval chronicle documenting the history of Poland from the legendary times until 1113. Written in Latin by an anonymous author, it was most lik ...

''. * 1138 - Town becomes capital of

Duchy of Silesia The Duchy of Silesia ( pl, Księstwo śląskie, german: Herzogtum Schlesien, cs, Slezské knížectví) with its capital at Wrocław was a medieval duchy located in the historic Silesian region of Poland. Soon after it was formed under the Piast ...

within the fragmented Polish realm. * around 1240 - Church of St. Vincent founded by

High Duke of Poland Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16th ...

Henry II the Pious Henry II the Pious ( pl, Henryk II Pobożny; 1196 – 9 April 1241) was Duke of Silesia and High Duke of Poland as well as Duke of South-Greater Poland from 1238 until his death. Between 1238 and 1239 he also served as regent of Sandomierz and ...

. * 1241 ** Town besieged by Mongols during the

First Mongol invasion of Poland The Mongol Invasion of Poland from late 1240 to 1241 culminated in the Battle of Legnica, where the Mongols defeated an alliance which included forces from fragmented Poland and their allies, led by Henry II the Pious, the Duke of Silesia. ...

. ** Burial of

, killed in the Battle of Legnica, in the Church of St. Vincent, as the first Polish monarch to be buried in Wrocław. * 1242 - Church of St. Giles built. * 1257 - Church of St. Elizabeth built. * 1262 -

Magdeburg rights Magdeburg rights (german: Magdeburger Recht; also called Magdeburg Law) were a set of town privileges first developed by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (936–973) and based on the Flemish Law, which regulated the degree of internal autonomy within ...

adopted. * 1272 - Cathedral of St. John the Baptist consecrated. * 1273 - Piwnica Świdnicka, one of the oldest still operating restaurants in Europe, opened. * 1274 - Duke

Henryk IV Probus Henryk IV Probus (Latin for ''the Righteous'') ( pl, Henryk IV Probus or ''Prawy''; german: Heinrich IV. der Gerechte) ( – 23 June 1290) was a member of the Silesian branch of the royal Polish Piast dynasty. He was Duke of Silesia at Wro ...

granted Wrocław

staple right The staple right, also translated stacking right or storage right, both from the Dutch ''stapelrecht'', was a medieval right accorded to certain ports, the staple ports. It required merchant barges or ships to unload their goods at the port and to ...

. * 1288 - Holy Cross church founded by High Duke of Poland

. * 1290 - Death and burial of

in the Holy Cross church, that was still under construction, as the second Polish monarch to be buried in Wrocław. * 1295 - Holy Cross church consecrated. * 1333 - Town Hall building expanded. * 1335 - City in the hands of Luxembourgs. * 1342 - Fire. * 1344 - Fire. * 1348 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits the city. * 1351 - Saints Stanislaus, Dorothy and Wenceslaus church founded. * 1362 - St. Mary Magdalene Church built. * 1387 - City joins Hanseatic League. * 1418 - Guild revolt. * 1466 - Meeting of Polish diplomat

Jan Długosz Jan Długosz (; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first histo ...

and the papal legate in Wrocław, which enabled peace talks between

and the

Teutonic Order The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...

, which culminated a few months later in the signing of a

peace treaty A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties. It is different from an armistice An armistice is a formal agreement of warring ...

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ending the Thirteen Years' War. * 1469 - City passed to Hungarian King

Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...

. * 1474 ** Siege by combined Polish-Bohemian forces. ** Meeting of the Polish, Bohemian and Hungarian kings in the village of (present-day district of Wrocław),

ceasefire A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state act ...

signed. ** City leaves the Hanseatic League. Modlitwy drukowane po polsku w r

* 1475 - founded the (''Holy Cross Printing House''), the city's first printing house, which in the same year published the ', the first ever incunable in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

. * 1490 - End of Hungarian rule. * 1492 - Pillory erected at the Market Square.

16th–18th centuries

* 1523 -

Protestant Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and ...

. * 1526 - City passes to

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. * 1530 - City coat of arms adopted. * 1585 - Plague. * 1666 - Polish Municipal School ('' Miejska Szkoła Polska'') opened. * 1670 - ''Miscellanea Curiosa Medico-Physica'', the world's first medical journal published. * 1672 - House of the Seven Electors built. * 1702 - Leopoldina Jesuit college founded. * 1717 - Palace built. * 1723 - (publisher) in business. * 1741 - Prussians in power. * 1742 - ''

Schlesische Zeitung The ''Schlesische Zeitung (Silesian Newspaper)'' was a newspaper in Prussia and the German Reich. It was founded in 1742 and ceased publication in 1945. It was founded when the Breslau bookseller Johann Jacob Korn was granted the newspaper co ...

'' begins publication. * 1757 - Austrians in power, succeeded by Prussians. * 1760 - City besieged.

19th century

* 1806 - December: City besieged by forces of the

Confederation of the Rhine The Confederated States of the Rhine, simply known as the Confederation of the Rhine, also known as Napoleonic Germany, was a confederation of German client states established at the behest of Napoleon some months after he defeated Austria an ...

. * 1807 - Old fortifications dismantled. * 1811 - Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelm-Universität established. * 1813 - Mobilization against

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

of France. * 1815 - Royal Museum of Art and Antiquity established. * 1823 - Population: 76,813. * 1824 - Exchange built. * 1829 -

White Stork Synagogue The White Stork Synagogue ( pl, Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem) is a nineteenth-century synagogue in Wrocław, Poland. Rededicated in 2010 after a decade-long renovation, it is the religious and cultural centre of the local Jewish community, under ...

opens. * 1830 - Concert by

Fryderyk Chopin The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's B ...

. * 1833 - Horse racing in

Szczytnicki Park Szczytnicki Park in Wrocław, Poland is located to the east of Grunwald Square and the old Oder river, and covers approximately 10 square kilometres of land. The park, besides offering many sightseeing attractions, also has many dendrologica ...

begins. * 1836 - Slavonic Literary Society founded. * 1841 -

Opera House An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets. While some venues are constructed specifically fo ...

opens. * 1842 - Upper Silesian Train Station built. * 1846 - Royal Palace building renovated. * 1854 - Jewish Theological Seminary founded. * 1856 - Jewish Cemetery established in Gabitz. * 1857 -

Central Station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

opens. * 1861 ** Local Poles join Polish national mourning after the massacre of Polish protesters by

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

troops in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

in February 1861. ** City becomes an important center of preparations for the Polish January Uprising in the

Russian Partition The Russian Partition ( pl, zabór rosyjski), sometimes called Russian Poland, constituted the former territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that were annexed by the Russian Empire in the course of late-18th-century Partitions of Po ...

of Poland. ** Orchestral Society founded. * 1863 ** Mass searches of Polish homes by the Prussian police after the outbreak of the January Uprising. ** June: City officially becomes the seat of secret Polish insurgent authorities. ** New City Hall built. * 1864 - January: Arrests of several members of the Polish insurgent movement by the Prussian police. * 1865 **

Zoological Garden A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zool ...

opens. ** Theatre built. * 1871 ** City becomes part of German Empire. ** New Church of St. Michael consecrated. ** Opera house rebuilt. * 1872 ** New Synagogue consecrated. ** Piast Brewery in business. * 1873 - Population: 208,025. * 1880 - Silesian Museum of Fine Arts established. * 1883 ** St. Mauritius Bridge constructed. ** Lutheran Theological Seminar opens. * 1884 - Polish newspaper '' Nowiny Szląskie'' begins publication. * 1886 - Viadrina (Jewish student society) formed. * 1887 - "Government offices" built. * 1889 - Tumski Bridge constructed. * 1890 - Population: 335,186. * 1891 - Concert by

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski (; – 29 June 1941) was a Polish pianist and composer who became a spokesman for Polish independence. In 1919, he was the new nation's Prime Minister and foreign minister during which he signed the Treaty of Versaill ...

. * 1892 - Monopol Hotel built. Breslau um 1900

* 1894 ** Merchants Club built. ** "Sokół" Polish Gymnastic Society established, as the first branch of the organization in Silesia. * 1896 - Kleinburg (Dworek) and Pöpelwitz (Popowice) villages become part of city. * 1897 - Zwierzyniecki Bridge constructed. * 1899 - Silesian Museum of Applied Arts established.

20th century

1900–1939

* 1901 - Concert by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. * 1903 - Flood. * 1904 ** Herdain (Gaj) and Morgentau (Rakowiec) villages become part of city. **

Barasch Brothers' Department Store The Barasch Brothers' Department Store (german: Warenhaus Gebrüder Barasch) is the original name of a department store in Wrocław, Poland (then Breslau, Germany), located between the eastern side of the market square and the Ulica Szewska (germ ...

opens. * 1905 ** Population: 470,751. ** Wrocław water tower built. Market Hall in Wroclaw nr

* 1908 - Market Hall built. * 1909 **

Theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

built. **

Jan Mikulicz-Radecki Jan Mikulicz-Radecki (german: Johann Freiherr von Mikulicz-Radecki) was a German-Polish-Austrian surgeon who worked mainly in the German Empire. He was born on 16 May 1850 in Czerniowce in the Austrian Empire (present-day Chernivtsi in Ukraine) ...

monument unveiled. * 1910 ** Grunwaldzki Bridge built. **

Technische Hochschule A ''Technische Hochschule'' (, plural: ''Technische Hochschulen'', abbreviated ''TH'') is a type of university focusing on engineering sciences in Germany. Previously, it also existed in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands (), and Finland (, ). ...

was founded. * 1911 - Gräbschen (Grabiszyn) village becomes part of city. * 1913 **

Centennial Hall Centennial Hall (german: Jahrhunderthalle) may refer to: in Canada * Centennial Hall (London, Ontario), London, Ontario, Canada * Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium, former name of TCU Place in ...

and Exhibition Grounds built. ** Union of Jewish Liberal Youth organized. * 1916 - Turnip winter (food rationing). * 1919 - City becomes capital of

Province of Lower Silesia The Province of Lower Silesia (german: Provinz Niederschlesien; Silesian German: ''Provinz Niederschläsing''; pl, Prowincja Dolny Śląsk; szl, Prowincyjŏ Dolny Ślōnsk) was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. Between ...

. * 1920 ** May - Consulate of the Republic of Poland opened. ** August - Polish consulate attacked and demolished by a German nationalist militia. * 1924 - Local branch of the

Union of Poles in Germany Union of Poles in Germany ( pl, Związek Polaków w Niemczech, german: Bund der Polen in Deutschland e.V.) is an organisation of the Polish minority in Germany, founded in 1922. In 1924, the union initiated collaboration between other minorities, ...

founded. * 1926 - Palace Museum opens. * 1927 - Polish

scout troop A Scout troop is a term adopted into use with Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Scout Movement to describe their basic units. The term troop echoes a group of mounted scouts in the military or an expedition and follows the terms cavalry, mounted inf ...

founded. * 1929 - Workplace and House Exhibition held. * 1930 **

Wertheim Department Store Wertheim was a large department store chain in pre-World War II Germany. It was founded by Georg Wertheim and operated various stores in Berlin, one in Rostock, one in Stralsund (where it had been founded), and one in Breslau. It was Aryanized ...

opens. ** June: City hosts

Deutsche Kampfspiele The German Combat Games (german: Deutsche Kampfspiele) were a national multi-sport event established in 1922 by the Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen under Carl Diem. Deutsche Kampfspiele The events lasted from 1922 to 1934. Accor ...

. ** 12 September:

Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

gives

campaign Campaign or The Campaign may refer to: Types of campaigns * Campaign, in agriculture, the period during which sugar beets are harvested and processed *Advertising campaign, a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme * Bl ...

speech at the

. * 1932 - Conflict between Communists and Nazis. * 1933 ** January: Riots. ** March:

KZ Dürrgoy KZ, K-Z, Kz, or kz may refer to: Arts and media * '' K-Z'', a 1972 Italian documentary film * ''Kz'' (film), a 2006 documentary film * ''Kuhns Zeitschrift'', the former colloquial name for the linguistics journal ''Historische Sprachforschung'' Pe ...

, one of the first

Nazi concentration camps From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany operated more than a thousand concentration camps, (officially) or (more commonly). The Nazi concentration camps are distinguished from other types of Nazi camps such as forced-labor camps, as well as con ...

, established in the present-day district of Tarnogaj. ** August: KZ Dürrgoy disestablished. * 1938 ** July:

Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest 1938 The Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest (German Gym and Sports Celebration) was the last big sports event organized by the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, the Sports governing body of the Third Reich. It took place in Breslau ( ...

held. ** November 9–10:

Kristallnacht () or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (german: Novemberpogrome, ), was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's (SA) paramilitary and (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation fro ...

pogrom A pogrom () is a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, particularly Jews. The term entered the English language from Russian to describe 19th- and 20th-century attacks on Jews in the Russia ...

against Jews. **

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...

built. * 1939 ** June: Expulsion of Polish students from the university.Cygański, p. 37 ** August: Headquarters of several local Polish organizations, known as the ''Polish House'', searched by the

Gestapo The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one orga ...

and closed down.

World War II (1939–1945)

* 1939 ** September: City made the headquarters of the southern district of the ''

Selbstschutz ''Selbstschutz'' (German for "self-protection") is the name given to different iterations of ethnic-German self-protection units formed both after the First World War and in the lead-up to the Second World War. The first incarnation of the ''Selb ...

'', led by SS-

Oberführer __NOTOC__ ''Oberführer'' (short: ''Oberf'', , ) was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) dating back to 1921. An ''Oberführer'' was typically a NSDAP member in charge of a group of paramilitary units in a particular geographic ...

Fritz Katzmann Fritz Katzmann, also known as Friedrich Katzmann, (6 May 1906 – 19 September 1957) was a German SS and Police Leader during the Nazi era. He perpetrated genocide in the cities of Kattowitz (today, Katowice), Radom, Lemberg (today, Lviv), Da ...

, which task was to commit atrocities against Poles during the German

invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week aft ...

. ** September: Mass arrests of Polish activists, Polish organizations banned. * 1940 ** ''Ausländer-Auffanglager'' forced labour camp established by the Germans; its prisoners were mostly Poles, but also Frenchmen, Czechs, Ukrainians, Hungarians, Yugoslavs, Greeks, etc. (mostly men, but also women and children) ** ''Rheinmettal–Borsig'' forced labour camp established by the Germans; its prisoners were mostly Poles (men and women), but also Czechs (men and women), French POWs, Soviet POWs and Jews. ** Forced labour camp in Sołtysowice established by the Germans; it housed between 4,000 and 10,000 prisoners, mostly Poles, but also Czechs, Ukrainians, Yugoslavs, Frenchmen, Englishmen, Dutchmen and Russians. ** 20 April: Forced labour camp for Jewish men established by the Germans in the present-day district of Jerzmanowo. ** September: Forced labour camp for Jews established by the Germans in Żerniki. Organizacja Olimp-pomnik1

* 1941 - Olimp underground Polish resistance organization formed. * 1942 ** 15 February: Forced labour camp for Jewish men in Jerzmanowo dissolved. ** 15 July: Execution of , commander of the ''Wojskowa Organizacja Ziem Zachodnich'' (Military Organization of the Western Lands) Polish resistance organization by the Germans. ** August: ''AL Breslau-Lissa''

subcamp Subcamps (german: KZ-Außenlager), also translated as satellite camps, were outlying detention centres (''Haftstätten'') that came under the command of a main concentration camp run by the SS in Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe. The Nazi ...

of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp established by the Germans, its prisoners were mostly Poles, but also Russians, Ukrainians, Germans, Frenchmen, Czechs, Yugoslavs. * 1943 ** April 23: Polish Zagra-Lin attacks Nazi German troop transport. ** Dulag 410 transit camp for Allied prisoners of war established by the Germans. * 1944 ** March: Forced labour camp for Jews in Żerniki dissolved. ** August: City declared a Nazi fortress. ** Three more subcamps of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp established, for prisoners of various nationalities, including one subcamp for women. ** Deportations of Poles from Warsaw to the forced labour camp in Sołtysowice following the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occurred in the summer of 1944, and it was led ...

. ** Prisoners of the ''Rheinmettal–Borsig'' forced labour camp evacuated to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in a

death march A death march is a forced march of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees in which individuals are left to die along the way. It is distinguished in this way from simple prisoner transport via foot march. Article 19 of the Geneva Conven ...

. * 1945 ** January: evacuation of the prisoners of the Gross-Rosen subcamps to the main camp in death marches. ** 20 January: ''Rheinmettal–Borsig'' forced labour camp dissolved. ** January–April: Construction of a temporary airport, during which thousands of forced labourers were killed. ** February 13-May 6: Siege of Breslau. ** April: Bombing of the ''Ausländer-Auffanglager'' forced labour camp; death of many prisoners. ** May 7: Forced labour camp in Sołtysowice dissolved. ** Polish Boleslaw Drobner becomes mayor. **

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in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement begins. ** June: Deportation of captured German POWs to the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

by the Russians.

1946–1990s

* 1946 **

Ossolineum Ossoliński National Institute ( pl, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, ZNiO), or the Ossolineum is a Polish cultural foundation, publishing house, archival institute and a research centre of national significance founded in 1817 in Lwów (now L ...

relocates to Wrocław from Lviv. **

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and Academy for the Dramatic Arts established. ** Wrocław Puppet Theater active. * 1947 -

National Museum, Wrocław The National Museum in Wrocław ( pl, Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu), established 28 March 1947 and officially inaugurated on 11 July 1948, is one of Poland's main branches of the National Museum system. It holds one of the largest collections of ...

, and Trade College established. * 1948 - Iglica installed. * 1950 -

Wrocław Medical University Wrocław Medical University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Medyczny we Wrocławiu'', Latin: ''Universitas Medicus Vratislaviensis'') is an institution of higher medical education in Wrocław, Poland. It consists of five faculties: Medicine, Dentistry, P ...

established. * 1951 ** Bieńkowice, Brochów, Jagodno, , , , Muchobór Wielki, , Oporów, Sołtysowice, Wojnów, Wojszyce, Zakrzów, Zgorzelisko villages become part of city. ** Agricultural University established. * 1956 ** Pantomima established. ** Mass raising of medical supplies and blood donation for the

Hungarian Revolution of 1956 The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 10 November 1956; hu, 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the Hunga ...

. * 1958 -

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...

wins its first Polish handball championship. * 1959 ** Wojewódzki Bridge constructed. ** Memorial to the Victims of Nazi Terror erected near the former forced labour camp in Sołtysowice. * 1963 - Wrocław hosts the

EuroBasket 1963 The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...

. * 1964 - Unveiling of the monument to Polish professors from Lwów, murdered by the Germans during the

occupation of Poland Occupation commonly refers to: * Occupation (human activity), or job, one's role in society, often a regular activity performed for payment *Occupation (protest), political demonstration by holding public or symbolic spaces *Military occupation, t ...

in 1941 (''see also:

Massacre of Lwów professors In July 1941, 25 Polish academics from the city of Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) along with the 25 of their family members were killed by Nazi German occupation forces. By targeting prominent citizens and intellectuals for elimination, the Nazis hop ...

''). * 1965 ** Museum of Architecture established. ** Teatr Laboratorium active. **

wins its first Polish basketball championship. * 1974 **

Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated ...

monument unveiled. ** Population: 565,000. * 1975 ** City becomes capital of

Wrocław Voivodeship Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, r ...

. **

wins its tenth Polish handball championship. * 1977 -

wins its first Polish football championship. * 1980 - Gwardia Wrocław wins its first Polish volleyball championship. * 1982 -

Fighting Solidarity Fighting Solidarity ( pl, Solidarność Walcząca) was a Polish anti-Soviet and anti-communist underground organization, founded in June 1982

organization founded. * 1984 -

Juliusz Słowacki Juliusz Słowacki (; french: Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the " Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of m ...

monument unveiled. * 1985 - Raclawice Panorama re-opens. * 1986 - Stefan Skapski becomes mayor. * 1991 -

Sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

partnership signed between Wrocław and Breda,

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. * 1993 **

wins its tenth Polish basketball championship. ** Sparta Wrocław wins its first Polish speedway championship. * 1994 -

Constitution of 3 May 1791 The Constitution of 3 May 1791,; lt, Gegužės trečiosios konstitucija titled the Governance Act, was a constitution adopted by the Great Sejm ("Four-Year Sejm", meeting in 1788–1792) for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a dual mo ...

monument unveiled. * 1995 - May 10: Wrocław hosts the first

Speedway Grand Prix Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The series started in 1995 replacing the previous format of a single event final. The first win ...

event in history, won by

Tomasz Gollob Tomasz Robert Gollob (; born 11 April 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a former Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series between its inaugural season in 1995 and 2013. His brother Jacek is also a speedway r ...

. * 1997 ** May: Visit of

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

. ** July: Millennium Flood. * 1999 - City becomes capital of Lower Silesian Voivodeship. * 2000 - May: Wrocław hosts the 2000 European Judo Championships.

21st century

* 2001 -

New Horizons Film Festival New Horizons Film Festival (previously: Era New Horizons; pl: Nowe Horyzonty) is an international film festival held annually in July in Wrocław, Poland. It has been organised since 2001. It is one of the biggest and most popular film festivals ...

begins. * 2002 ** Rafal Dutkiewicz becomes mayor. ** Land Forces Military Academy established. * 2003 - March 30: Football riot. * 2004 -

monument unveiled. * 2006 - Monument to the heroes of the

unveiled. * 2009 ** April 25: Renoma department store re-opens. ** June 4: Multimedia Fountain installed. ** September: Wrocław co-hosts the

EuroBasket 2009 The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the ...

. * 2010 ** July: Wrocław hosts the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. ** October:

American Film Festival American Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Wrocław, Poland. The first festival was held from 20 to 24 October 2010. The festival is organized by Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty and co-funded by the Wroclaw Municipality a ...

begins.

* 2011 ** Redzinski Bridge and Municipal Stadium open. ** May 25: Monument to

Witold Pilecki Witold Pilecki (13 May 190125 May 1948; ; codenames ''Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh, Witold'') was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader. As a youth, Pilecki joined Polish underground s ...

unveiled. ** Population: 631,235. * 2012 ** June: City co-hosts the

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. ** September: Khachkar unveiled. * 2013 - Wrocław hosts the

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. * 2014 ** August–September: Wrocław co-hosts the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. ** November: Wojciech Korfanty monument unveiled. * 2016 ** City named

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by UNESCO. ** January 12: Honorary Consulate of Latvia opened. ** January 15–31: Wrocław co-hosts the

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. ** April: Honorary Consulate of

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opened. * 2017 - Wrocław hosts the

2017 World Games The 2017 World Games ( pl, Igrzyska Światowe 2017), commonly known as Wrocław 2017 (german: Breslau 2017; sli, Brassel 2017), was the tenth World Games, a major international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events with ...

. * 2018 ** June:

monument unveiled. ** 3 October: Sister city partnership signed between Wrocław and

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

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. * 2019 - Honorary Consulate of

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

opened. * May 2019 - St John's Fair * 2020 - May: Aquapark opens.

References

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