Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


🇵🇱 Wrocław is a city in south-western 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, close to the Sudeten Mountains to the south.

Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany.

Wrocław is a university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it arguably one of the most youth-oriented cities in the country. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the University of Wrocław, previously Breslau University, has produced 9 Nobel Prize laureates and is renowned for its high quality of teaching. Wrocław also possesses numerous historical landmarks, including the Main Market Square, Cathedral Island and the Centennial Hall, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Wrocław was placed among the top 100 cities in the world for the Mercer Quality of Living Survey and in the top 100 of the smartest cities in the world in the IESE Cities in Motion Index. In February 2021, fDi Magazine published the report "Global Cities of the Future 2021/2022", in which Wrocław was classified in 1st place among all medium and small cities in the world.

Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland 
Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Wrocław is rated Gamma by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) which evaluates and ranks the relationships between world cities in the context of globalisation. Gamma level cities are cities that link smaller economic regions into the world economy.

Wrocław is rated D+ by the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (GUCR) which evaluates and ranks world cities in the context of economic competitiveness. D+ cities are strong regional hub cities. Wrocław was ranked #53 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Wrocław has a population of over 643,782 people. Wrocław also forms the centre of the wider Wrocław metropolitan area which has a population of over 1,136,900 people. Wrocław is ranked #168 for startups with a score of 3.209.

To set up a UBI Lab for Wrocław see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Wrocław has links with:

🇧🇷 Araucária, Brazil 🇬🇪 Batumi, Georgia 🇳🇱 Breda, Netherlands 🇺🇸 Charlotte, USA 🇩🇪 Dresden, Germany 🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Mexico 🇨🇿 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 🇱🇹 Kaunas, Lithuania 🇫🇷 Lille, France 🇺🇦 Lviv, Ukraine 🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Oxford, England 🇫🇷 Poitiers, France 🇮🇱 Ramat Gan, Israel 🇮🇸 Reykjavík, Iceland 🇧🇪 Waregem, Belgium 🇩🇪 Wiesbaden, Germany 🇺🇦 Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine
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  • Arthur Korn |

    Architect Arthur Korn is associated with Wrocław.

Antipodal to Wrocław is: -162.874,-51.111

Locations Near: Wrocław 17.1261,51.1113

🇵🇱 Oleśnica 17.383,51.2 d: 20.5  

🇵🇱 Brzeg 17.483,50.867 d: 36.9  

🇵🇱 Wołów 16.617,51.333 d: 43.2  

🇵🇱 Rawicz 16.864,51.61 d: 58.4  

🇵🇱 Dzierżoniów 16.653,50.729 d: 53.9  

🇵🇱 Nysa 17.336,50.473 d: 72.5  

🇵🇱 Świdnica 16.483,50.85 d: 53.6  

🇵🇱 Kłodzko 16.665,50.437 d: 81.7  

🇵🇱 Ostrzeszów 17.933,51.417 d: 65.6  

🇵🇱 Ostrów Wielkopolski 17.816,51.65 d: 76.7  

Antipodal to: Wrocław -162.874,-51.111

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🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12003.1  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11988  

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