Upper Silesia - Kamisironsk

Japanese: 上シロンスク - かみしろんすく
Upper Silesia - Kamisironsk

…The Moravian Gate has long been a key trade route connecting north and south Europe. Silesia is divided into Lower Silesia, centered on the ancient large city of Wrocław (population 642,900, 1995), and Upper Silesia, centered on Opole (130,600) and Katowice (355,100). The former consists of the fertile plains of the middle reaches of the Oder River and the northern slopes of the Sudetes, and is a grain-producing region producing potatoes, wheat, barley, beets, etc., and livestock farming is also thriving.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Upper Silesia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…モラビア門は古くからヨーロッパ南北を結ぶ通商路で交通上の要衝である。 シロンスクは古くからの大都市ブロツワフ(人口64万2900,1995)を中心とする下シロンスクとオポーレ(13万0600),カトビツェ(35万5100)を中心とする上シロンスクに分けられる。前者は肥沃なオーデル川中流域の平野とズデーテン山脈北斜面からなり,ジャガイモ,小麦,大麦,ビートなどを産する穀倉地帯で,畜産も盛んである。…

※「上シロンスク」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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