Operation Vistula

…displaced within the framework of Operation Vistula, a massive relocation program in 1947. Population density in Dolnośląskie is high, though the province has experienced some depopulation, particularly in the Sudeten region, which has accompanied the recent decline of heavy industry. Nearly three-fourths of the population is urban, centred on Wrocław,…

…Ruthenians relocated as part of Operation Vistula (1947). About half the province is arable, and the chief crops include cereals, fodder, potatoes, and rapeseed. Extensive meadows and pastures support beef and dairy cattle raising and pig raising. The region is also a leading producer of poultry. Local industry is strongly…