Wroclaw is located on the Odra River, in the center of the Silesian Lowland. It is the historical capital of Lower Silesia. This is an extraordinary city! Multicultural and open, teeming with life and metropolitan energy, and at the same time full of places where you can feel the breath of history.
A small settlement inhabited by the people of Ślęża existed here already in the 10th century, founded by Prince Wratysław, from whom the city took its name. The official "founding of Wrocław" dates back to the year 1000 - it was then, during the Congress of Gniezno, that a bishopric was established in Wrocław. Shortly afterwards in the oldest part of the city, on Ostrów Tumski a Romanesque cathedral was built. There was already a wooden defensive stronghold there, founded by Prince Mieszko I. In the 14th century, Wrocław came under Czech rule. By then it was already an important player on the international arena and was, among other things, admitted to the group of Hanseatic cities. The development of the city was facilitated by its favorable location at the crossroads of trade routes leading from the South to the North and from the West to the East.
Then the city was ruled by the Habsburgs, and from the 18th century by the Prussians. Therefore, Wrocław received the title of a royal city - it became the third residence of the monarch, next to Berlin and Königsberg. In 1702 it was founded Leopoldina Academy, the heir of which is today's University. Then began the process of transforming Wrocław from the multicultural city it had been for centuries into a German city. The 19th century marked further industrial and cultural development of the city.
In the interwar period, among others, a monumental one was built Hall of the century. During World War II, Wrocław was declared a fortress and was to be defended to the last soldier. This caused enormous destruction of the urban fabric.
After the war, already as a Polish city, it was painstakingly rebuilt today it is one of the most beautiful and most frequently visited places in Poland. Here, cultural and social life flourishes at any time of the year, and tourists flock to various places the parties or just to feel the unique atmosphere of this city. Wrocław – everyone is at home here!