Krapkowice

Krapkowice
Krapkowice
	Krapkowice Market Square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Krapkowice Location within Poland
	Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Krapkowice
Gmina	Krapkowice
Town rights	1284
Government
• Mayor	Andrzej Kasiura
Area
• Total	20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30)
• Total	16,301
• Density	779.6/km2 (2,019/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	https://krapkowice.pl

Krapkowice (Polish: [krapkɔˈvit͡sɛ] ^ⓘ; German: Krappitz; Silesian: Krapkowicy) is a town in southern Poland with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga.^[2] 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. For example, in Krapkowice the toilet paper brand Mola is produced by a major job provider, Metsä.

Historically, it was known in Polish as Krapkowice, Chrapkowice and Krapowice.^[3]

Gallery

Brama Górna (Upper Gate) and Monument to the Victims of Wars and Violence
Castle courtyard
Kościelna Street

Notable people

Mikuláš Albert z Kaménka (c.1547–1617), Czech priest and translator
Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917), gynecologist^[4]
Ottomar Rosenbach (1851–1907), German physician
Hertha Pohl (1889–1954), writer
Krzysztof Zwoliński (born 1959), Polish athlete
Alice Bota (born 1979), Polish-German journalist

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Krapkowice.

References

↑ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa. 1883. p. 611.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ Jewish Encyclopedia

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

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[1] "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

[TERYT-2] "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).

[3] Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa. 1883. p. 611.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[JewishEncy-4] Jewish Encyclopedia

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v t e Krapkowice County
Seat: Krapkowice
Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Gogolin Gmina Krapkowice Gmina Zdzieszowice
Rural gminas	Gmina Strzeleczki Gmina Walce

v t e Gmina Krapkowice
Town and seat	Krapkowice
Villages	Agnieszczyn Bąków Borek Czekaj Dąbrówka Górna Gwoździce Jarczowice Kórnica Ligota Nowy Borek Nowy Dwór Prudnicki Pietna Posiłek Rogów Opolski Ściborowice Skała Steblów Wesoła Wygon Żużela Żywocice

Authority control databases
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National	United States Czech Republic Israel
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Other	Yale LUX

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