Mechnice, Opole Voivodeship

Mechnice
Village
Mechnice
Coordinates: 50°40′N 17°52′E / 50.667°N 17.867°E / 50.667; 17.867
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship
County Opole County
Gmina Dąbrowa
Population 980

Mechnice [mɛxˈnit͡sɛ] (German Muchenitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Dąbrowa and 5 km (3 mi) west 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 980.

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Coordinates: 50°40′00″N 17°52′00″E / 50.6667°N 17.8667°E / 50.6667; 17.8667

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