Legnica

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Legnica is a historic city in southwestern Poland known for its medieval architecture, including a prominent castle and old town, and its role as a regional cultural and economic center.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Legnica canonical 58
City of Legnica 1
Legnica Old Town 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
urban gmina ⓘ
battleDate 9 April 1241 ⓘ
battleOpponents European Christian coalition ⓘ
Mongol forces ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
distanceFrom about 65 km west of Wrocław ⓘ
formerCountry German Empire ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Nazi Germany ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
formerName Liegnitz ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Liegnitz
hasCityRightsSince 13th century ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent Legnica Theatre Festival ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Helios Legnica theatre and cinema complex ⓘ
Legnica Theatre ⓘ
hasIndustry copper-related industry ⓘ
food processing ⓘ
machinery ⓘ
hasLandmark Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Legnica ⓘ
Church of the Virgin Mary in Legnica ⓘ
Copper Museum in Legnica ⓘ
Knight Academy in Legnica ⓘ
Legnica Old Town ⓘ
linked to: Legnica

Legnica Town Hall ⓘ
Piast Castle in Legnica ⓘ
hasPopulation about 100000–105000 inhabitants ⓘ
hasTransport railway junction ⓘ
road junction ⓘ
historicalEvent Battle of Legnica (1241) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Legnica
historicalRegion Lower Silesia ⓘ
isPartOf historical region of Silesia ⓘ
knownFor Piast dynasty heritage ⓘ
historic old town ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
regional cultural center ⓘ
regional economic center ⓘ
locatedIn Lower Silesian Voivodeship ⓘ
southwestern Poland ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Kaczawa River ⓘ
nearRiver Czarna Woda River ⓘ
post1945Status became part of Poland after World War II ⓘ
postWarPopulationChange German population expelled after World War II ⓘ
Polish settlers arrived from central Poland and former eastern Polish territories ⓘ
ruledBy Piast dukes of Silesia ⓘ
linked to: Silesian Piasts
twinTown Blansko ⓘ
Roanne ⓘ
Wuppertal ⓘ
voivodeshipCapitalOf Legnica County (de facto historical, not current seat) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lower Silesia → contains → Legnica ⓘ
Meissen → hasTwinTown → Legnica ⓘ
Sagan → nearbyCity → Legnica ⓘ
Zagłębie Lubin → hasRivalryWith → Miedź Legnica ⓘ
linked to: Legnica
Roanne → hasTwinTown → Legnica ⓘ
E65 → passesThroughCity → Legnica ⓘ
Wuppertal → twinTown → Legnica ⓘ
Drohobych → twinTown → Legnica ⓘ
Northern Group of Forces → garrisonTownNickname → Little Moscow (for Legnica) ⓘ
linked to: Legnica
Legnica → hasLandmark → Legnica Old Town ⓘ
linked to: Legnica
Bolesławiec → hasNearbyCity → Legnica ⓘ
Lubin → roadAccessTo → Legnica ⓘ
Piasts of Legnica → capital → Legnica ⓘ
Polkowice → nearbyCity → Legnica ⓘ
Southwestern Poland → containsCity → Legnica ⓘ
subject linked to: southwestern Poland
Battle of Katzbach → locatedNear → Legnica ⓘ
subject linked to: Katzbach (Kaczawa) area
Żagań → hasRailConnectionTo → Legnica ⓘ
PWr → hasCampus → Legnica ⓘ
Silesian Lowlands → majorCity → Legnica ⓘ
Jawor → hasRailConnectionTo → Legnica ⓘ
Silesian Piasts → capital → Legnica ⓘ
Legnica Theatre → locatedIn → Legnica ⓘ