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• Phoenix From the Flames: The Rebuilding of Wrocław

  Before Hitler embarked on his crazed campaign to expand Germany’s borders Breslau – or what you know now as Wrocław – stood out as one of Central Europe’s finest cities; a compelling mix of architectural styles set to a background of gothic spires and tinkling rivers....

• Underground, Overground

  You’ll hear of Prague referred to as the city of a hundred spires, but it’s a description that can easily be applied to Wrocław....

• EURO 2012 in Wrocław

  
  The decision to make Poland a co-host of EURO 2012 was greeted with surprise both inside and outside Poland as well as by jubilation that Michel Platini and his UEFA committee had the foresight and courage to bring such a successful tournament here....

• So Where Exactly Am I?

  As a city under constantly shifting rule, Wrocław has been known by many names throughout its history....

• Max Berg

  Born in the coastal town of Szczecin (then known as Stettin) in 1870, Max Berg went on to become one of the most eminent architects of his time, and nowhere will he be remembered more so than in Wrocław....

• The Red Baron

  
  Better known as The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen is an enduring symbol of daredevil adventure and the cavalier spirit....

• Orwat

  One could easily be excused for thinking that modern Polish culture is one large and often frightening amalgam of bad cabbage and boorish expats....

• John of Capistrano in Wrocław

  Sent to Bohemia as a ‘Master Inquisitor’ to eradicate heresy, the famous Franciscan priest John of Capistrano (1386-1456) was invited to Vretslav (as Wrocław was then known) where he enjoyed an enthusiastic reception upon arrival in early 1453 at the age of 67....

• Edith Stein

  Born in Breslau, 1891, the case of Edith Stein has long divided those of Catholic and Jewish faith. Originally raised as a Jew she converted to Christianity after reading the life story of St Teresa of Avila, marking New Years’ Day, 1922 with her baptism....

• The Millenium Flood

  
  Nature’s blind indifference to civilization was amply demonstrated in 1997 when the city was hit by the biggest flood in its history....

• Festung Breslau: The Siege of 1945

  One of the biggest events to ever rock Wrocław, the epic 80-day siege of 1945 cost tens of thousands of lives and left the town a smouldering heap of ruins....

• Beer War of 1380

  
  Silesia’s political ties to the Polish crown came to an end in 1327, just prior to the passing of King Henryk VI - last of the once-powerful, yet suddenly successor-less Piast line....

• Wherefore Urban Art Thou

  
  Poland has a long, lauded tradition of graphic art, which continued to flourish under the constraints of communism and has exhibited an even greater depth of imagination since....

• Gnomenclature

  One of Wrocław’s most popular, memorable and iconic attractions is not a cathedral, not a castle or monument, but a legion of little people....