Krapkowice

Krapkowice

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Krapkowice
Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E / 50.467; 17.967
Country  Poland
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 CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 47-300 and 47-303 for Otmęt district
Car plates OKR
Website http://www.krapkowice.pl

Krapkowice [krapkɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Krappitz) is a town in south-western Poland with 17,840 inhabitants (2007), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. 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.

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Coordinates: 50°29′N 17°58′E / 50.483°N 17.967°E / 50.483; 17.967

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