I've heard it said about six different ways. I've seen it phonetically pronounced this way: "Bo-les-la-vis" or "Bowl-es-WAH-veets" or "bowl-uh-Swa-vee-yetz."
/Jenny/

Well, as a native Polish I would suggest "Bo (like Bo Derek)- less - ouav - yetz" just like you can listen here [click to listen ]
/Konrad/

This name is said to have come from King Boleslaw the Brave, the first King of Poland. First established in the 12th century and now a county seat of 40,000, Boleslawiec was originally known as Bunzlau. You'll sometimes hear pottery from the Sileslia region referred to as Bunzlaur pottery. Bunzlau may refer to Polish pottery or similar German pieces.

In 1945, when the map of Europe was redesigned as borders where moved around, Bunzlau became Boleslawiec, Poland. There's more to do than buy ceramics in Boleslawiec. For instance, you could visit the numerous castles. In late May you can enjoy the festival. All of August is Ceramics Month. During the second to the last week in August they have huge sales on the Market square/ Also at the end of August is a great Blues festival.

Boleslawiec is on the Bóbr river near the Dolnoslaski forest, 200 km southeast of Berlin, Germany; 250 km northeast and 450 km southwest of Warsaw. Check out this travel page for specific directions on driving to Boleslawiec. You might also want to investigate details on where to buy pottery and where to stay once in Boleslawiec.

Boleslawiec in March 2003
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Boleslawiec summertime - July 2003.

Pottery hunting - Oct'03