Wroclaw is an ancient city on the territory of modern Poland. It was founded about a thousand years ago – unfortunately, the exact date remains unknown. Until now, in Wroclaw, a considerable number of old-time objects have survived, to which tourists are so pesky, so it is not surprising that the tourist flow in this direction is not weakening.
Once Wroclaw was called Breslavl – as it was called by the Slavs, who founded this city.
At one time, Wroclaw was the capital of the state of Silesia, which lost its independence about a thousand years ago. Nowadays Silesia is a part of Poland.
In honor of Wroclaw, one of the asteroids, discovered by an American astronomer in 1909, was named.
Despite the fact that the exact date of the founding of the city is unknown, in 2000 the authorities of Wrocław celebrated its thousandth birthday.
The city of Wrocław stands directly on five rivers.
The first mention of the settlement on this site dates back to the year 98, but some historians put their credibility in doubt.
In 1241, Wroclaw was ruined by Mongolian hordes during their conquest campaigns.
In 1945, during the siege of the city by the Red Army, two-thirds of all buildings were destroyed.
Wroclaw climate is quite unpredictable – in the summer, for example, in the daytime it can be up to 35-37 degrees of heat, and at night the temperature can drop to the freezing point, that is, to zero degrees.
At one time the city had occasion to visit Germany. In those years it was called “Breslau”.
