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Silesia |
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| The gardens and forests of Silesia. |
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| This photo was taken in the Silesian town of Rybnik. |
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| Silesia is a region of central Europe. It was once part of the German Empire. It now is mainly in Poland but also part of it is in the Czech Republic. It is centered on the cities of Wroclaw and Katowice. |
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| The darker side of the local history. This is Birkenau, an extermination camp used by the Nazis in WW2. |
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