Krapkowice
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Krapkowice k 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 Silesia
n town was a centre for leather, paper and cement manufacturing. Today only the paper
and leather
industries remain.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
with 17,840 inhabitants (2007), situated in the 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 :...
, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the regional capital of 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 ...
.
Traditionally this Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of...
n town was a centre for leather, paper and cement manufacturing. Today only the paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
and leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
industries remain.
People
- Erich AbrahamErich Abraham (soldier)Erich Max Robert Abraham was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
(1921-1943) - Wilhelm Alexander FreundWilhelm Alexander FreundWilhelm Alexander Freund was a German gynecologist who was a native of Krappitz, Silesia. In 1855 he earned his medical degree at the University of Breslau, and afterwards practiced medicine in Breslau. In 1879 he moved to Strasbourg, where he was a professor of gynecology and obstetrics...
(1833-1917) - Ottomar RosenbachOttomar RosenbachOttomar Ernst Felix Rosenbach was a German physician.Krappitz was a Silesian city where his father, Samuel Rosenbach, practised medicine. He received his education at the universities of Berlin and Breslau . His studies were interrupted by the Franco-Prussian war, in which he took an active part...
- Krzysztof ZwolińskiKrzysztof ZwolinskiKrzysztof Zwoliński was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was a Polish 60 metre indoor champion in 1986....