Zdzieszowice

Zdzieszowice
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Zdzieszowice
Coordinates: 50°25′9″N 18°7′25″E / 50.41917°N 18.12361°E / 50.41917; 18.12361Coordinates: 50°25′9″N 18°7′25″E / 50.41917°N 18.12361°E / 50.41917; 18.12361
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Krapkowice
Gmina Zdzieszowice
Government
 • Mayor vacant[1]
Area
 • Total 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 13,127
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 47-330
Car plates OKR
Website http://www.zdzieszowice.pl

Zdzieszowice [zd͡ʑɛʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Deschowitz, 1936–1945: Odertal O.S.) is a town in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 13,127 inhabitants (2007). The synthetic oil plant at "Schaffgotsch Benzin GmbH in Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal (Upper Silesia)" began production in 1939[2] and was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II.

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References

  1. ↑ "Vertreter der Deutschen Minderheit ermordet". polen-heute.de. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  2. ↑ Strange, Anthony N (2003). "Germany's Synthetic Fuel Industry 1927-45" (PDF). Fischer-Tropsch.org. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-20.



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