  wrocÅaw (; ;  known also by other alternative names) is the largest city in western poland. it is situated on the river oder (odra) in the silesian lowlands of central europe, roughly  from the baltic sea to the south and  from the sudety mountains to the south. wrocÅaw is the historical capital of silesia and lower silesia. today, it is the capital of the lower silesian voivodeship. the population of wrocÅaw in 2013 was 632,067, making it the fourth largest city in poland, classified as a global city by gawc, with the ranking of high sufficiency. at various times in 
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