Słodowa Island belongs to the Oder archipelago located to the north of Rynek. Apart from Słodowa, the other Wrocław Islands are: Bielarska, Młyńska, Piasek, Daliowa and Tamka. The Island (Wyspa Słodowa) used to be built-up but during World War II most of the buildings were destroyed, only a six-storey tenement house survived. All year long the Island is under the “reign” of students. During summer weekends there are many attractions on the Island: on Fridays and Saturdays open-air cinema, Saturday concerts, board games, sport activities, on Sundays dance classes or open-air library.

The University of Wrocław was founded in 1945, replacing the previous German University of Breslau. Following the territorial changes of Poland's borders, academics primarily from the Jan Kazimierz University of Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) restored the university building heavily damaged and split as a result of the Battle of Breslau (1945). Nowadays it is one of the most prominent educational institutions in the region. The University is currently the largest in Lower Silesian Voivodeship with over 100,000 graduates since 1945 including some 1,900 researchers among whom many received the highest awards for their contribution to the development of scientific scholarship.

Aula Leopoldinum the most representative part of the University. Its name derives from its founder - the emperor Leopold I. It was designed by the famous Italian architect - Christophorus Tausch, a student of Andrea Pozza. The interior is divided into three parts: podium, auditorium and musical matroneum. Aula Leopoldinum, known for the wonderful acoustics, gathers the academics on the important occasions and events in the life of the University. The Aula is located on the first floor of the main building. After visiting the Aula you enter the Tower of the University from where you have amazing view of the city.

Wroclaw is the historic capital of Silesia, one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, situated on both sides of the middle, the Silesian Lowland. Flows through the city five major rivers Odra and 4 of its tributaries, which supply it within the city limits: Bystrica, Oława, sleza and Widawa. Wroclaw despite war damage (70% of buildings) has preserved many buildings either in original or restored or rebuilt after the war. To stand out include the Gothic town hall in Market Square, Gothic churches: Cathedral of St. Nicholas. John the Baptist in the Cathedral Island (with its baroque chapel of the elector, designed by Fischer von Erlach), St. Cross, the Virgin Mary on the Sand, the main Baroque buildings from the Wroclaw University Aula Leopoldina, neo-Gothic building, railway station, modernist: Centennial Hall (designed by Max Berg), department store designed by Erich Mendelsohn, the buildings of the exhibition "Living and working space" (m in. house design by Hans Scharoun).

So what are the Dwarfs of Wroclaw? Simply put, they are small bronze gnomes known as “Krasnal” in Polish, that are scattered throughout the city of Wroclaw in Poland’s west. Generally about a foot high, each dwarf is unique and is depicted doing a different activity, from withdrawing money from an ATM, to eating an ice-cream, to delivering a pizza. Think Snow White but taken to extreme lengths. The Dwarfs of Wroclaw, while a recent phenomenon, have become a symbol of Wroclaw and to date there are well over 300 found throughout the city.