Do you support Silesian independence?

[The Exiled King]

This topic is for discussion on whether or not Silesia (Upper and Lower Silesia) should become an independent country. It's already kinda an autonomous region of Poland but not really. The whole area of Silesia has an extensive and somewhat complicated history being a part of modern day Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Today a lot of people living in the territories of what is considered modern day Silesia usually see themselves as Silesian first and Polish second.

The Voivodeships that make up what would be Silesia as a whole today would be the Lower Silesian, Opole, and Silesian Voivodeships (States/Provinces).

Historical area of Silesia:


When it was part of Prussia:




The Polish provinces that were a part of what was Silesia historically: Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship, and the Silesian Voivodeship:



Silesia has a very grand and complete history of basically being settled by Germans, Poles, Czechs/Moravians who all intermixed and intermingled with each other one way or another. Today a good amount of Silesians want to be looked upon as their own ethnic group apart from Germans, Poles, and Czechs.

I do have some Silesian ancestry but I am not really for or against it, I am basically indifferent, it's an interesting topic though.

[Albion]

No. They're just a group that's somewhere between Polish, Slovak and Czech ethnic groups. I don't think they're a distinct ethnicity themselves, that is just a more recent invention.

[The Exiled King]

No. They're just a group that's somewhere between Polish, Slovak and Czech ethnic groups. I don't think they're a distinct ethnicity themselves, that is just a more recent invention.

Culturally and genetically they are basically a combination of Germans, Poles, and Czechs. In the modern day though mostly Polish. IMO I think their movement has more of a historical basis to it (from the beginning) rather than having a distinct ethnic identity, but it looks like thats where it's heading today.

[Albion]

Culturally and genetically they are basically a combination of Germans, Poles, and Czechs. In the modern day though mostly Polish. IMO I think their movement has more of a historical basis to it (from the beginning) rather than having a distinct ethnic identity, but it looks like thats where it's heading today.

Thus it is a waste of time. The last thing Europe needs is yet another poor, agrarian outpost for a nation. We have that in Moldova.

[Comte Arnau]

Are they a distinct ethnic group, with their own language, customs and culture? Does a highly significant part of them feel historically distinct and want to preserve that distinction by political means?

If so, I'm all for it. Whether it's Silesia or any other one.

[Siegfried]

Good place for re-Germanization when it becomes part of the Fourth German Reich.

[Beethoven]

Silezians got even bigger percent of slavic genes then polish. But i hate Donald Tusk and respect twin bros that ruled Poland few years ago dont remember their names

[Contra Mundum]

Do any Germans live there anymore? Wouldn't make sense for it to be independent or to rejoin Germany, unless Poland was compensated with lands to the east.

[Paluga]

No, but I support a new sovereign german reich. Not only Sileasia, but Northern Schleswig,Alsace-Lorraine,Posen,prussia and the memel territory should be given back to Germany.

[Kazimiera]

My grandmother was Silesian. When asked where she is from she always said SILESIA and not Germany.

My maternal line is Silesian and I'm doing mtDNA. The results should be quite interesting coming from this area.