Krapkowice

Krapkowice [krapkɔˈvit​͡sɛ] (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.

People

• Erich Abraham (1921-1943)
• Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833-1917)^[1]
• Ottomar Rosenbach
• Krzysztof Zwoliński

External links

• Official town webpage
• KRAPKOWICE.net - Portal of Krapkowice County (Polish)
• KRAPKOWICE.NET.PL - Krapkowicki Weekly (Polish)
• Jewish Community in Krapkowice on Virtual Shtetl

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