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Wroclaw, Poland

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    (circa 900- )
    Lies on River Oder
    Capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship
    Population (2020): 643,782
    Occupied by the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany
    Points of interest include the Wrocław Cathedral, Szczytnicki Park, Main Market Square, Cathedral Island, Old Town Hall, Wrocław Opera, Puppet Theater and the Centennial Hall
    European Capital of Culture (2016)
    Hosted the European Film Awards (2016)
    Hosted sports events including the 2017 World Games and UEFA Euro 2012
    Named as a World Book Capital (2016) and a City of Literature (2019) by UNESCO

Why Wroclaw, Poland might be annoying:

    It has 14 sister cities.
    It was targeted by the Mongols in the First Mongol invasion of Poland.
    One of the first Nazi concentration camps was set up here.
    It was occupied as a Nazi fortress during World War II.
    Following World War II, some of its German residents fled and were expelled from the city.
    It was a site of a smallpox epidemic (1963).
    It has been devasted by fire, an earthquake, a plague and a few floods.
    A football/soccer riot started by 229 hooligans resulted in one person dead and over 12 people hospitalized (March 20, 2003).
    Its air pollution is a biggest concern here in the fall and winter months.

Why Wroclaw, Poland might not be annoying:

    Founded in 1273, Piwnica Świdnicka is among Europe's oldest restaurants.
    It went through the Protestant Reformation (1518).
    Nine Nobel Prize laureates graduated from the University of Wrocław.
    Its Centennial Hall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    It has Poland's oldest zoo, which houses the Africarium.
    Poland's largest beer festival takes place every June.
    It has a large number of museums, nightclubs and pubs.
    Its multimedia musical fountain is among one Europe's largest fountains.
    It is has a mixture of colorful buildings and medieval architecture.
    It is located close to the Sudeten Mountain range in which Mount Sleza is located.
    Pope John Paul II took two visits here (1983 and 1997).

Credit: Neo NX2004


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