''Zaranie Śląskie'' (Polish for "Dawn of Silesia") was a Polish quarterly literary magazine devoted to the culture and history of

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

. It was founded in 1907 by Ernest Farnik and published in

Cieszyn Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Repu ...

. It focused on the region of

Cieszyn Silesia Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( ; or ; or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided betwe ...

, however, since the 1930s, the magazine gradually left this area of interest and focused more on

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( ; ; ; ; Silesian German: ; ) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for its heav ...

. ''Zaranie Śląskie'' published historical and folkloristic articles, literary works, folk songs, and similar cultural works of interest. Many well-known regional writers and activists contributed to the magazine, e.g. Ludwik Brożek, Emanuel Grim, Andrzej Hławiczka,

Paweł Kubisz Paweł Kubisz (12 May 1907 – 19 August 1968) was a Polish poet, writer, journalist, and activist. He was one of the most important poets from the Trans-Olza region of Cieszyn Silesia. Biography Kubisz was born to a poor worker's family in t ...

, Jan Łysek, Antoni Macoszek,

Julian Przyboś Julian Przyboś (5 March 1901 – 6 October 1970) was a Polish poet, essayist and translator, one of the most important poets of the Kraków Avant-Garde. Life Przyboś was born in Gwoźnica near Strzyżów to a peasant family. From 1912, h ...

, Oskar Zawisza and others. The publishing of the magazine was resumed after

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. It was published in

Katowice Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...

in 1945-1948 and later from 1957. At this stage of its history, it hadn't too much common with the region of Cieszyn Silesia.Kenig 1998, 14. ''Zaranie Śląskie'' ceased to exist in 1992.

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External links

Zaranie Śląskie at Digital Silesian Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaranie Slaskie 1907 establishments in Austria-Hungary 1992 disestablishments in Poland Cieszyn Silesia Defunct literary magazines published in Poland Magazines established in 1907 Magazines disestablished in 1992 Mass media in Cieszyn Polish-language magazines Quarterly magazines