Krapkowice
Krapkowice | |||
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Market square | |||
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Krapkowice | |||
Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E | |||
Country |
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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] (
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
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