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Upper Silesia Region of Poland where we live. Location. Upper Silesia is a characteristic region of Poland because of its specific dialect , food and many coal mines .
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Upper Silesia is a characteristic region of Poland because of itsspecificdialect, food and many coalmines. Silesia isclose to the mountains (Beskidy). Therearealso many monumentslikepalacein Pszczyna.
The Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, also known asPolish Jura Itislocatedabout 1,5 h from Tychy. Itisperfect place for rock climbing, bicycletrips . Therearealso many old castles(builtin XIV, XV century).
Severalyears ago almosteverybodyworkedinmines. Nowadaystherearestillpeoplewhoworkthere but itis not as good business as itused to be.
SilesianDialect Silesia for a long timeused to be a part of Germany. That’swhy in Silesiandialectthereare many wordssimilar to German words. For example: banhof, bishalter, bryle Actually, fewer and fewerpeople talk in Silesiandialect. Only old people and inhabitans of littlevillagesstill do it.