“Where is Silesia, actually?” Younger people, in particular, often ask themselves this question. The Cultural Office for Silesia offers a diverse program for all who wish to embark on a quest – to search for Silesia.
The Cultural Office for 
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
 belongs to a network of cultural offices responsible for communicating the culture and history of formerly German settlement areas in East and Central Europe. It was founded in 2002 on the basis of the government’s new concept for broad-based cultural work in accordance with § 96 of the Federal Law on Refugees and Exiles. The Cultural Offices, of which there are currently nine in total, are located at their respective museums – for example, the Cultural Office for Silesia at the Silesian Museum in Görlitz.
The Cultural Office develops projects around cultural education, and organizes – often in cooperation with partners from Germany and Poland – events such as lectures, book presentations, film screenings, concerts, study trips, meet & greets, conferences, and seminars. It also offers an informational blog, SILESIA News, in which interesting facts about Silesia are published. The wide range of subjects and event formats reflects and caters for the diversity of its target audiences. The tasks of the Cultural Office include cooperation with schools, educational institutions, and museums. In the area of project funding, the Cultural Office grants resources from the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media for cross-border initiatives as well as for the broad-based cultural work of Silesian local history associations and other project sponsors in the course of the application process. In the work of the Cultural Office, German history and culture in Silesia is perceived as shared European heritage, which is to be preserved and communicated in cooperation with 
Poland
deu. Polen, pol. Polska

Poland is a state in Central Eastern Europe and is home to approximately 38 million people. The country is the sixth largest member state of the European Union. The capital and biggest city of Poland is Warsaw. Poland is made up of 16 voivodships. The largest river in the country is the Vistula (Polish: Wisła).

Polen in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)
Polen at Google Maps
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Czechia
ces. Česko, deu. Tschechien

The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe with a population of about 10.5 million people. The capital and largest city of the country is Prague. In the Czech Republic lie the historical landscapes of Bohemia, Moravia and parts of Silesia. In 1918 the state of Czechoslovakia was formed, but the Czech Republic was not founded until 1993. The country has been a member of the EU since 01.05.2004.

Tschechien in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)
Tschechien at Google Maps
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Cultural promotion

Project funding of the cultural departments for communication and education concerning the culture and history of the Germans in Eastern Europe

On the basis of §96 of the Federal Expellees and Refugees Act (BVFG), the nine cultural departments support external projects that provide opportunities for encounters and effectively communicate to the broader public in the interests of presenting, maintaining and passing on cultural, historical...
Authors Reading

German-Polish Literature Days on the Neisse

Books open up worlds, enable encounters, and create experiences. The German-Polish Literature Days on the Neisse present books and their authors, as well as translators and critics from Germany, Poland, and other parts of Eastern Europe. They are organized by the Cultural Advisor for Silesia.
series of lectures

Experiencing Silesia

“Experiencing Silesia” – this isn’t just the title, but also the goal of the event series, for which, every year, a new, diverse program is created by the Cultural Office for Silesia.
Workshop

Silesia-Colloquium

The "Silesia Colloquium" is an annual conference for young scholars researching topics related to Silesia. The colloquium is organized by the Cultural Department for Silesia at the Silesian Museum in Görlitz and the Upper Silesian Museum in Ratingen in cooperation with the Documentation Center HAUS...
Authors Reading

Silesian Night Readings

"Silesian Night Readings" is a literary project of the Cultural Office for Silesia of a special kind. In various interesting and sometimes unusual locations in the Görlitz-Zgorzelec area, well-known personalities give readings from texts with connections to the regions of Silesia and Upper Lusatia.
Blog

SILESIA News

Things worth knowing from the world of Silesia: Interesting information about exciting places and dedicated individuals, as well as exhibitions, excursions, publications, festivals, tourist attractions, scientific conferences, workshops and other projects in Germany and Poland that deal with...