Leśnica
German: Lissa
Location of Leśnica within Wrocław
Location of Leśnica within Wrocław
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
County/CityWrocław
Incorporated into the city1928
Established the modern-day district1991
Population
 (2022)
  Total31,971
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 71
Websitelesnica.org

Leśnica (Polish pronunciation: [lɛɕˈɲit͡sa], German: Lissa, [ˈlɪsa]) is a district in Wrocław located in the western part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Fabryczna district.

The settlement was incorporated into Breslau (today's Wrocław) in 1928.[2]

Name

In a medieval document written in Latin and issued in Wrocław in 1266, which was signed by Silesian Duke Henry III the White, the village is listed under the name Lesnitz.[3]

Since the German name Lissa was also carried by Leszno, Leśnica was referred to as Deutsch Lissa as opposed to Polnisch Lissa.[2]

History

Leśnica was granted a town charter in 1261, which was degraded before 1700.[4]

In 1991, after reforms in the administrative division of Wrocław, Leśnica became one of the city's 48 districts.[5]

References

  1. "Liczba mieszkańców zameldowanych we Wrocławiu w podziale na Osiedla – stan na 31 grudnia 2022 r."{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 "Leśnica tajemnicza jak Mona Lis(s)a (cz. I)". Wroclaw.pl (in Polish). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. Georg Korn, "Breslauer Urkundenbuch", Erster Theil, Breslau, Verlag von Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn 1870, s. 33.
  4. Robert Krzysztofik, Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna, Katowice 2007, p. 46–47.
  5. "UCHWAŁA NR XX/110/91 RADY MIEJSKIEJ WROCŁAWIA z dnia 20 marca 1991 roku w sprawie podziału Wrocławia na osiedla".
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