diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/breslau.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/breslau.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0145fb65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/breslau.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+breslau = {
+	name = "Breslau"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 17.03000931670 51.11043194490 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	cultural_names = {
+		slavic = "Wroclaw" #"Wrocław"
+	}
+	regions = {
+		poland
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/bytom.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/bytom.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a034719fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/bytom.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+bytom = {
+	name = "Bytom"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 18.90999792350 50.35003908190 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		poland
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/gliwice.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/gliwice.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..725b341af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/gliwice.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+gliwice = {
+	name = "Gliwice"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 18.67001257190 50.33037619940 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		poland
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/katowice.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/katowice.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8722dcc0d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/katowice.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+katowice = {
+	name = "Katowice"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 19.02001704780 50.26038047190 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		poland
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/opole.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/opole.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4422ae1aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/opole.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+opole = {
+	name = "Opole"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 17.93134964870 50.68497987780 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		poland
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/zielona_gora.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/zielona_gora.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c9cd91237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/germany/silesia/zielona_gora.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+zielona_gora = {
+	name = "Zielona Gora" #"Zielona Góra"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 15.50002518580 51.95040651360 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		poland
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/poland/posen.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/poland/posen.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e96047ac1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/poland/posen.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+posen = {
+	name = "Posen"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 16.89993973660 52.40575339670 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	cultural_names = {
+		slavic = "Poznan" #"Poznań"
+	}
+	regions = {
+		poland
+	}
+	
+	history = {
+		1560 = {
+			owner = poland #Posen was a Polish possession about 1560; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, pp. 118-119.
+			building_classes += farm
+		}
+		
+		1569 = {
+			owner = poland_lithuania #the Union of Lublin occurred in 1569; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, pp. 118-119.
+		}
+		
+		1815 = {
+			owner = prussia #Posen was part of the Kingdom of Prussia in the 1815-1866 period; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 158-159.
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scripts/settlements_poland.lua b/scripts/settlements_poland.lua
index 0b9535ec37..949fb4e77e 100644
--- a/scripts/settlements_poland.lua
+++ b/scripts/settlements_poland.lua
@@ -61,23 +61,3 @@ DefineSite("kolberg", {
 	},
 	Regions = {"germany"}
 })
-
-DefineSite("poznan", {
-	Name = "Poznan",
-	MapTemplate = "old_earth",
-	Position = {4225, 855},
-	BaseUnitType = "unit_settlement_site",
-	CulturalNames = {
-		"slav", "Poznan", -- "Poznań"
-		"teuton", "Posen" -- Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 158-159.
-	},
-	HistoricalOwners = {
-		1560, "poland", -- Posen was a Polish possession about 1560; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, pp. 118-119.
-		1569, "poland-lithuania", -- the Union of Lublin occurred in 1569; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, pp. 118-119.
-		1815, "prussia" -- Posen was part of the Kingdom of Prussia in the 1815-1866 period; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 158-159.
-	},
-	HistoricalBuildings = {
-		1560, 0, "town_hall"
-	},
-	Regions = {"poland"}
-})