Górażdże

Górażdże
Village
Górażdże
Coordinates: 50°32′N 18°1′E / 50.533°N 18.017°E / 50.533; 18.017
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Krapkowice
Gmina Gogolin
Population 1,100

Górażdże [ɡuˈraʐd͡ʐɛ] (German Gorasdze) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gogolin, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Gogolin, 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Krapkowice, and 16 km (10 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The village has a population of 1,100.

In the 1960s the quarries were expanded in the area due to the increase of the lime production and starting a new lime plant in 1966. In the years of 1973-1977 a new cement plant (the Górażdże Cement Plant) was built in the nearby village of Chorula, which was one of the largest and technologically advanced in Poland at the time. Currently it is still operated and is part of the Górażdże Group S.A. which is the Polish leader in the cement, concrete, and aggregates production.

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Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 18°01′00″E / 50.5333°N 18.0167°E / 50.5333; 18.0167


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