Leśnica | |
Settlement Type: | District of Wrocław |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Poland |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County/City |
Subdivision Name2: | Wrocław |
Established Date: | 1201 |
Established Date1: | 1928 |
Established Date2: | 1991 |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Title1: | Incorporated into the city |
Established Title2: | Established the modern-day district |
Population Total: | 31971 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | [1] |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Area Code: | +48 71 |
Website: | lesnica.org |
Leśnica (pronounced as /pl/,, pronounced as /de/) is a district in Wrocław located in the western part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Fabryczna district.
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.[2]
Since the German name Lissa was also carried by Leszno, Leśnica was referred to as Deutsch Lissa as opposed to Polnisch Lissa.
Leśnica was first mentioned in 1201, when it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland.
Leśnica was granted a town charter in 1261, which was degraded before 1700.[3]
The settlement was incorporated into Breslau (today's Wrocław) in 1928.[4]
In 1991, after reforms in the administrative division of Wrocław, Leśnica became one of the city's 48 districts.[5]