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Silesians

(Polish, Ślązacy; Czech, slezane), one of the West Slavic tribes from which the Polish and Czech peoples are descended. The Silesians are mentioned along with other “tribal” princedoms by the Bavarian Geographer of the ninth century. In contemporary Czechoslovakia and Poland the term “Silesians” refers to the inhabitants of Upper and Lower Silesia.

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