German toponyms (Upper Silesia)

This is a list of German language place names (toponyms) for the region of Upper Silesia. Upper Silesia today is in the Opole Voivodeship and the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.


 * Biała - Zülz
 * Bielsko (nowadays part of Bielsko-Biała) - Bielitz
 * Bytom - Beuthen
 * Chorzów - Königshütte
 * Cieszyn - Teschen
 * Gliwice - Gleiwitz
 * Głogówek - Oberglogau
 * Głubczyce - Leobschütz
 * Głuchołazy - Bad Ziegenhals
 * Katowice - Kattowitz
 * Kędzierzyn-Koźle - Kandrzin-Cosel
 * Kluczbork - Kreuzburg
 * Krapkowice - Krappitz
 * Łaziska Górne - Ober Lazisk
 * Mikołów - Nicolai
 * Mysłowice - Myslowitz
 * Nysa - Neisse
 * Olesno - Rosenberg
 * Opole - Oppeln
 * Orzesze - Orzesche
 * Piekary Śląskie - Deutsch Piekar
 * Prudnik - Neustadt
 * Pszczyna - Pless
 * Racibórz Ratibor
 * Ruda Śląska - Ruda
 * Siemianowice Śląskie - Laurahütte
 * Strzelce Opolskie - Groß Strehlitz
 * Świętochłowice - Schwientochlowitz
 * Tarnowskie Góry - Tarnowitz
 * Tychy - Tichau
 * Zabrze - Hindenburg
 * Zdzieszowice - Deschowitz
 * Żory - Sohrau

Most of those are not originally german but just germanised polish names (consist of words with meaning in one language but not the other) which were being forced in during numerous years German occupations.