Wroclaw (PL)

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Wrocław (diacritic; Wrocław) is a city (632,067 inhabitants in 2012)in southwestern Poland, situated on the River Oder (Odra) in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

At various times in history, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, the Austrian Empire, Prussia (seat of the Breslau District in Silesia), and Germany.

(Historical naming :German: Breslau; Czech: Vratislav; Latin: Vratislavia))

It became part of Poland in 1945, as a result of the border changes after the Second World War.

Postmarks in Poland

1953 Wrocław to Celorico de Basto, Portugal
General Meeting of Polish Music Families, Wroclaw (PL) 7 Nov 1980
General Meeting of Polish Music Families, Wroclaw (PL) 10 Nov 1978

Postmarks in Empire of Germany

Circle in 1889
Bridge in 1902
Bridge with half moons BRESLAU 2 in 1913
Michel No. 95AI, bridge at Breslau, 11-09-1918
BRESLAU in Weimar Republik in 1919
Bridge BRESLAU 13 in 1920
Bridge in 1920
Empty bridge at "Breslau", 03-1922
Bridge BRESLAU 2 in 1925
Circle in 1928
Bridge in 1937
BRESLAU in 1923.

Bahnpost

BRESLAU - BERLIN on the 1872 issue

Postmarks in North German Confederation

In 1871.

Covers

STADT-POST EXPED N°4 BRESLAU, cover to Constantinopel in 1868. Sold 300 SF in 2000
Norddeutscher Bund (North German Confederation) - 1 Groschen on folded commercial letter from Breslau to Dresden sent 13 April 1871.

Postmarks in Prussian Silesia province

Kreis BRESLAU used a postal code 183.

DC BRESLAU on the 1850 issue, exp. 8-9 Ab.
DC BRESLAU on the 1858 issue.
DC BRESLAU in 1864.