Zdzieszowice

Zdzieszowice

Memorial to the Silesian Uprisings, Zdzieszowice town centre

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Zdzieszowice
Coordinates: 50°25′9″N 18°7′25″E / 50.41917°N 18.12361°ECoordinates: 50°25′9″N 18°7′25″E / 50.41917°N 18.12361°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Krapkowice
Gmina Zdzieszowice
Government
  Mayor vacant[1]
Area
  Total 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 13,127
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 47-330
Car plates OKR
Website http://www.zdzieszowice.pl

Zdzieszowice [zd͡ʑɛʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Deschowitz, 1936–1945: Odertal O.S.) is a town in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 13,127 inhabitants (2007). The synthetic oil plant at "Schaffgotsch Benzin GmbH in Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal (Upper Silesia)" began production in 1939[2] and was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Zdzieszowice is twinned with:

References

  1. http://polen-heute.de/vertreter-der-deutschen-minderheit-ermordet-65260/
  2. Strange, Anthony N (2003). "Germany’s Synthetic Fuel Industry 1927-45" (pdf). Fischer-Tropsch.org. Retrieved 2009-10-20.