Wrocław Sights

Cathedral Island

#7 of 78 things to do in Wrocław

#7 of 78 things to do in Silesia

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Cathedral Island - it was connected to the mainland in the 19th century - was the cradle of Wrocław. It was here that the Ślężanie, a tribe of West Slavs who gave their name to the region, constructed their stronghold in the 7th or 8th century. After the town was incorporated into the Polish state and a bishopric established in 1000, Wrocław's first church was built here.

Over time a number of churches, monasteries and other religious buildings were constructed, giving a distinctive, markedly ecclesiastical character to the district.

 

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