Maślice

Maślice (, Masselwitz, ) is a district in Wrocław located in the north-western part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Fabryczna district.

The Oder River flows to the east of Maślice, with the Pilczycki Forest extending in that direction. To the west, the neighborhood is separated from Stabłowice by a railroad. Pilczyce is located to the south of Maślice Małe, and Pracze Odrzańskie is located to the north of Maślice Wielkie, behind the landfill.

Initially a village, the settlement was incorporated into Breslau (today's Wrocław) in 1928.

Name
The earliest recorded name of the settlement is Maslec, derived from the Polish nickname Masło ('butter').

Heinrich Adamy's work on place names in Silesia, published in 1888 in Breslau, lists Maslic as the oldest place name, giving it the meaning Butterdorf ('butter village'). The name of the village was later phonetically Germanized to Masselwitz and lost its original meaning.

History
The earliest record of the settlement of Maslec dates back to 1193. The division of Maślice into Maślice Wielkie and Maślice Małe was first mentioned in 1630. It was incorporated into Breslau in 1928.

In 1991, after reforms in the administrative division of Wrocław, Maślice became one of the city's 48 districts.