Komprachcice

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Komprachcice

| other_name = {{Lang|de|Comprachtschütz}}

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Komprachcice,kosciol,2022.jpg

| image_caption = Church of Saint Francis

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Opole Voivodeship|name=Opole}}

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Opole

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Komprachcice

| coordinates = {{coord|50|38|9|N|17|49|24|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}

| pushpin_map = Poland

| pushpin_label_position = right

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 2900

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| registration_plate = OPO

}}

Komprachcice {{IPAc-pl|k|o|m|p|r|a|h|'|ć|i|c|e}} is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Komprachcice.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|9|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-west of the regional capital Opole.

11 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.{{cite book|author= |title=Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945|year=2022|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=191|isbn=978-83-954388-3-7}} There is a mass grave of the victims at the local cemetery.

Library

Municipal Public Library in Komprachcice; a library next to the pre-school. The entrance to the library is situated on Szkolna Street.

Notable people

  • Bascha Mika (born 1954), German journalist and publicist who was born in the village

References