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• Charles Proteus Steinmetz

  Born Carl August Rudolph Steinmetz in what was then Breslau on April 9, 1865, Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a 1....

• 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....

• Flower Power

  
  Lads, listen up. In concert with the societal consensus that Polish women are beautiful, the country's daughters have been dutifully trained to wield their sex in the form of elaborate and flirtatious gender games, and you will be expected, if not helpless, to play along....

• Fritz Haber

  Germany’s Chemical Agent of Life and DeathWrocław, believe it or not, had a total of eleven (eleven!) native-born Nobel laureates in the 20th century, beginning with Thomas Mommsen’s prize for literature in 1902 and spanning Richard Selten’s 1992 prize for his work in ‘game theory....

• 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....

• Hansel & Gretel

  Wrocław’s not short on photo opportunities and one particular favourite is the two skinny buildings that connect ul....

• Easter in Wrocław

  Poland’s Easter festivities officially begin with Palm Sunday (01/04/2012). Leading up to the season you’ll see decorative handmade palms for sale all over Wrocław’s market square....

• Alternative Drinking Districts

  Here we go blowing the cover of all the best places in Wrocław again. As if the nightlife options of the marketsquare and surrounding streets were in some way exhaustible, In Your Pocket gives you the inside track on where else in Wrocław to discover an indiscriminately high number of illicit, inconspicuous drinking dens....

• 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....

• 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....

• 'Poland's Venice'

  
  Built on 12 islands the city of Wrocław is surrounded by rivers and canals. No-one seems to agree on an exact figure, but you’ll find approximately 127 bridges within the city boundaries, a figure that only three other European cities can beat (Venice, Amsterdam and St Petersburg)....

• The Red Baron

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

• 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....

• 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....