All rights reservedMironowicz, IzabelaRyser, Judith2024-08-162024-08-162010978-83-7493-570-8https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/1844Book of proceedings: Urban change : The prospect of transformationWrocław, the capital of Lower Silesia, is the fourth largest city in Poland with 640.000 inhabitants estimated in 2004. It lies on the Odra River and four other small rivers (Bystrzyca, Oława, Ślęza, Widawa) connected with the Odra River in the city. Wrocław is an important industrial, transportation and communication centre for all Southern Poland. The city was partly destroyed at the end of World War II; it has been reconstructed and some of the damaged historical buildings have been restored. Situated strategically between Prague, Warsaw and Berlin, Wrocław has a well developed transportation infrastructure that connects the metropolis with the whole of the continent and beyond. A road network is running east-west and north-south, intersecting in Wrocław. The A4 motorway, running east from Dresden and Berlin through Wrocław, Opole, and Katowice, is the main artery of the region. An international airport is located just six kilometres from the city centre, offering regular flights to Warsaw, Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf, as well as cargo services. Wrocław is also connected to the European system of waterways. The Odra links the city with the Baltic seaports of Szczecin while a network of canals and the Elbe provide access to Berlin and further to Western Europe.EnglishopenAccessconferenceObject214-215