Everything is in flow – there is so much in this river and along its banks. The exhibition "Oder / Odra" in the former Cistercian Lubiąż Abbey is dedicated to the river as the "lifeline of Silesia".
In the corridor of the northern part of the prelature of Lubiąż Abbey visitors will find the exhibition “Oder / Odra. Landschaften & Städte” (Landscapes and Cities of the Oder), which is dedicated to the Oder as the most important river and a formative element of the cultural landscape of 
Silesia
deu. Schlesien, ces. Slezsko, pol. Śląsk

Silesia (Polish: Śląsk, Czech: Slezsko) is a historical landscape, which today is mainly located in the extreme southwest of Poland, but in parts also on the territory of Germany and the Czech Republic. By far the most significant river is the Oder. To the south, Silesia is bordered mainly by the Sudeten and Beskid mountain ranges. Today, almost 8 million people live in Silesia. The largest cities in the region are Wrocław, Opole and Katowice. Before 1945, most of the region was part of Prussia for two hundred years, and before the Silesian Wars (from 1740) it was part of the Habsburg Empire for almost as many years. Silesia is classified into Upper and Lower Silesia.

Schlesien in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)
Schlesien at Google Maps
. From the south-east to the north, it winds its way through the middle of Silesia and is thus the lifeline and main transport artery of the region. The exhibition focuses on geographical, economic and cultural aspects, but it also explores the course of the Oder, its tributaries, the various landscapes it flows through, including selected towns on its banks and the influence the river had on their development. The exhibition deals in detail with the role of the Oder as a transport route, its development into a navigable river and its importance for the economy, but also addresses ecological aspects and the danger of flooding.
A view into the exhibition "Oder / Odra" by HAUS SCHLESIEN at Lubiąż Abbey/Klasztor Lubiąż. Bernadett Fischer / HAUS SCHLESIEN, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
A view into the exhibition "Oder / Odra" by HAUS SCHLESIEN at Lubiąż Abbey/Klasztor Lubiąż. Bernadett Fischer / HAUS SCHLESIEN, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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