Kopice, Opole Voivodeship

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Kopice
Village
Kopice
Coordinates: 50°38′53″N 17°27′21″E / 50.64806°N 17.45583°E / 50.64806; 17.45583
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Brzeg
Gmina Grodków
Population 1,200

Kopice [kɔˈpit͡sɛ] (German: Koppitz, 1936-1945 Schwarzengrund) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodków, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Grodków, 25 km (16 mi) south of Brzeg, and 34 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

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Kopice Palace, 2007

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). The Schaffgotsch noble family left a Neo-Gothic palace, today in ruins.

The village has a population of 1,200.

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Coordinates: 50°38′53″N 17°27′21″E / 50.64806°N 17.45583°E / 50.64806; 17.45583

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