Brozec, Opole Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Brożec ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Walce
, within Krapkowice County
, Opole Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Walce
, 6 km (4 mi) south of Krapkowice
, and 29 km (18 mi) south of the regional capital Opole
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Walce
Gmina Walce
Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce , which lies approximately south of Krapkowice and south of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, within Krapkowice County
Krapkowice County
Krapkowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Krapkowice, which lies ...
, Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Walce
Walce
Walce is a village in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Walce...
, 6 km (4 mi) south of Krapkowice
Krapkowice
Krapkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 17,840 inhabitants , 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....
, and 29 km (18 mi) south of the regional capital Opole
Opole
Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
The territorial changes of Poland after World War II were very extensive. In 1945, following the Second World War, Poland's borders were redrawn following the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference of 1945 at the insistence of the Soviet Union...
).