Silesian Collection

Saint Hyacinth carrying an image of the Virgin
Hyacinth, Silesian saint who escaped from the flames of Kiev during an attack on a monastery by the Tartars because he was carrying an image of the Virgin. His feast day is 17 August

Kaspar Schwenkfeld
KASPAR SCHWENKFELD German Silesian Nobleman and Christian reformer who influenced Puritanism in England

Rue Marechal Foch, Iskenderun, Turkey
Iskenderun (formerly Alexandrette) - a city in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Rue du Marechal Foch

Gliwice, Upper Silesia, southern Poland, near Katowice. The Post Office. Date: circa 1910s

Silesian bride on her way to church Gold-decorated
Silesian bride on her way to church. Gold-decorated hat, dress and cloak made of squares of fur.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Silesian Floods 1930S
Floods in Silesia. Date: 1930s

Girl in traditional Czech Costume / Cesky Tesin
Cesky Tesin - a town in the Karvina District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is commonly known in the region as just Tesin and lies on the west bank of the Olza River

Wambierzyce - Poland
Wambierzyce (Vamberic / Vamberice), the Silesian Jerusalem, is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in southern Poland

Vrbno pod Pradedem - Czech Republic
Vrbno pod Pradedem (Wurbenthal) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is located on the Opava River

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