Chrząstowice, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Chrząstowice.
Chrząstowice
Village
Chrząstowice
Coordinates: 50°39′52″N 18°4′9″E / 50.66444°N 18.06917°E / 50.66444; 18.06917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship
County Opole County
Gmina Chrząstowice
Population 1,200

Chrząstowice [xʂɔ̃stɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Chronstau) is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Chrząstowice.[1] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 1,200. It is also officially known as Chronstau in German. The settlement and its surrounding area are bilingual in Polish and German, having many ethnic German inhabitants who remained behind after World War II.

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Coordinates: 50°39′52″N 18°4′9″E / 50.66444°N 18.06917°E / 50.66444; 18.06917


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