Krapkowice




Place in Opole, Poland






























































Krapkowice

Market square
Market square





Flag of Krapkowice
Flag

Coat of arms of Krapkowice
Coat of arms


Krapkowice is located in Poland

Krapkowice

Krapkowice




Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E / 50.467; 17.967
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Krapkowice County
Gmina Gmina Krapkowice
Government

 • Mayor Piotr Solloch
Area

 • Total 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population
(2007)

 • Total 17,840
 • Density 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47-300 and 47-303 for Otmęt district
Car plates OKR
Website http://www.krapkowice.pl

Krapkowice [krapkɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (About this soundlisten) (German: Krappitz) is a town in south-western Poland with 17,840 inhabitants (2007), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the regional capital of Krapkowice County.


Traditionally this Upper Silesian town was a centre for leather, paper and cement manufacturing. Today only the paper and leather industries remain.



People




  • Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917)[1]

  • Ottomar Rosenbach

  • Krzysztof Zwoliński


  • Alice Bota (born 1979), Journalist



External links



  • Official town webpage


  • KRAPKOWICE.net - Portal of Krapkowice County (in Polish)


  • KRAPKOWICE.NET.PL - Krapkowicki Weekly (in Polish)


  • Jewish Community in Krapkowice on Virtual Shtetl



References





  1. ^ Jewish Encyclopedia



Coordinates: 50°29′N 17°58′E / 50.483°N 17.967°E / 50.483; 17.967










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