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_as_of = 2019-06-30{{cite web |title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|website=stat.gov.pl|publisher=Statistics Poland|date=2019-10-15|access-date=2020-02-14}}

| 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

Twin towns – sister cities

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