The districts of Wrocław () are the 48 local authority districts that make up the administrative area of

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. Each is governed by a (). The present Wrocław districts were all created on March 21, 1991 by the
Resolution XX/110/91 of the City Council of Wrocław
' and are a type of local government district. On February 13, 2016, the
Resolution XX/419/16 of the City Council of Wrocław
' revised and established unambiguous and precise boundaries of Wrocław's districts, defining them in digital form. The current division system replaced the one from 1952, when Wrocław was divided into five main

boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

(). Although they were abolished in 1991 and have not existed as public administration units since then, areas of borders and names similar/identical to the former districts still exist in the practice of operation of various types of authorities and administrations (e.g. as divisions of territorial competencies of courts, prosecutors' offices, tax offices, etc.). The former settlements that were incorporated into the city form some of Wrocław's current districts. Some districts may also consist of multiple former neighborhoods that have been combined into a larger district. A few, such as Grunwald Square or

Powstańców Śląskich Powstańców Śląskich (, ; ), also sometimes referred to as Południe (), is a district in Wrocław, Poland, located in the southern part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Krzyki district. Once a prestigious neig ...

, were established and named after streets in the area. As of 2022,

Leśnica Leśnica (German: ''Leschnitz'', 1936-1945: ''Bergstadt''; ) is a town in Poland, located in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodship. History The oldest known mention of Leśnica comes from a 1217 document of Duke Casimir I of Opole. Its name is der ...

is the most populous district in the city, with a population of 31,971 people living in the area. The least populous district in Wrocław is Bieńkowice, with a population of 577 inhabitants.

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Historical divisions

Districts before 1945

Until 1945, Wrocław (then Breslau) was divided in two levels: into ''Stadtteile'' ('city parts') corresponding to the former settlements, while these were divided into ''Viertel'' ('neighborhoods, quarters'), sometimes administratively combined with each other, derived from the original division of the medieval city into four parts.

Districts in 1945–1952

The Polish administration's seizure of power in Wrocław in 1945 led to changes in the city's administrative division. The previous German division was replaced by a new division into twelve districts. By 1946, the number of districts was reduced to eight. Each of the eight districts was overseen by the Municipal District Office, an auxiliary unit of the City Board. In 1951, the city's four districts expanded with the annexation of new neighborhoods. The division of Wrocław into eight districts ended in 1952, when they were replaced by five boroughs. The boundaries of the newly introduced districts partially overlapped with those of the former ones.

Districts in 1952–1991

Wrocław was previously subdivided into five

(). Although they do not exist as public administration units anymore, they remained in use, mainly for statistical and administrative purposes. The boroughs used to be divided into smaller districts, mainly based on older settlements that were incorporated into the city. The date in the brackets indicates the year the settlement was incorporated into Wrocław.

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