Krapkowice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Krapkowice
| image_skyline = Rynek w Krapkowicach 02.jpg
| image_caption = Market square
| image_flag = POL Krapkowice flag.svg
| image_shield = POL Krapkowice COA.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Opole
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Krapkowice
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Krapkowice
| established_title = Town rights
| established_date = 1284
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Piotr Solloch
| area_total_km2 = 20.91
| population_total = 16301
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| coordinates = {{coord|50|28|N|17|58|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 47-300 and 47-303 for Otmęt district
| blank_name = Car plates
| blank_info = OKR
| website = https://krapkowice.pl
}}
Krapkowice ({{ipa|pl|krapkɔˈvit͡sɛ|lang|audio=Krapkowice pronounciation.ogg}}; {{langx|de|Krappitz}}; {{langx|szl|Krapkowicy}}) is a town in southern Poland with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga.{{TERYT}} 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. For example, in Krapkowice the toilet paper brand Mola is produced by a major job provider, Metsä.
Historically, it was known in Polish as Krapkowice, Chrapkowice and Krapowice.{{cite book|author= |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV|year=1883|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=611}}
Notable people
- Mikuláš Albert z Kaménka (c.1547–1617), Czech priest and translator
- Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917), gynecologist[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=383&letter=F Jewish Encyclopedia]
- Ottomar Rosenbach (1851–1907), German physician
- Hertha Pohl (1889–1954), writer
- Krzysztof Zwoliński (born 1959), Polish athlete
- Alice Bota (born 1979), Polish-German journalist
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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External links
- [http://www.krapkowice.pl/ Official town webpage]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041205231452/http://krapkowice.net/ KRAPKOWICE.net - Portal of Krapkowice County] {{in lang|pl}}
- [http://www.krapkowice.net.pl KRAPKOWICE.NET.PL - Krapkowicki Weekly] {{in lang|pl}}
- [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/krapkowice/ Jewish Community in Krapkowice] on Virtual Shtetl
{{Krapkowice County}}
{{Gmina Krapkowice}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Cities and towns in Opole Voivodeship
Category:Historic Jewish communities in Poland
Category:Populated riverside places in Poland
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