- Population: Wroclaw has a population of 700,000 and is the fourth largest city in Poland.
- Sister City Affiliation: Even before Wroclaw became one of Charlotte's Sister Cities in 1995, it participated in an exchange program between government officials.
- Economy: Wroclaw's industry includes metalworking, textile and paper milling, manufacture of machine tools and glass, chemicals, food processing, electronics and data processing. Wroclaw is currently the only national producer of some products, such as high power generators, electric railways, milking machines and electronic typewriters. Agricultural products include wheat, rye, oats, barley, sugar beets and potatoes, as well as livestock.
- Attractions: Wroclaw is internationally famous for its innovative approaches to actor training and dramatic production through the Grotowski Laboratory Theater and the Henryk Tomaszewski Mime Theater.
Wroclaw also has nine museums, an opera house, a symphony orchestra, several theaters and music centers, botanical and zoological centers, several large parks and many tourist attractions. Wroclaw's culture supports a university, founded in 1728, and nine other higher education institutions.
- Area History: Wroclaw was established in the 10th century at the intersection of the trade routes between the Baltic Sea and the Roman Empire and between the Black Sea and Western Europe. However, archaeological findings show evidence of a settlement several thousand years old during the Stone Age.
Throughout the rule of many dynasties, the Bohemians (14th century), the inhabitants of Wroclaw, which was known as Breslau before becoming a part of Poland once again after World War II, have maintained their Polish language and culture. Succeeding regimes left the architecture of their predecessors, giving Wroclaw a fascinating blend of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classic appearance.
