| Opole Voivodeship Województwo opolskie |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Capital | Opole | ||
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1 city, 11 land counties *
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| - Total | 9,412. Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra Brzeg County (powiat brzeski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Głubczyce County (powiat głubczycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County (powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Kluczbork County (powiat kluczborski is a Unit of Territorial administration and Local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, Krapkowice County (powiat krapkowicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Namysłów County (powiat namysłowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland Nysa County (powiat nyski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Olesno County (powiat oleski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Opole County (powiat opolski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Prudnik County (powiat prudnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Strzelce County (powiat strzelecki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 km² (3,634. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 1,044,346 | ||
| - Density | 111/km² (287. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 549,334 | ||
| - Rural | 495,012 | ||
| Car plates | O | ||
| * further divided into 71 gminas | |||
| Website: http://www.umwo.opole.pl/ | |||
Opole Voivodeship (also known as Opole Province, or by its Polish name of województwo opolskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɔˈpɔlskjɛ] or simply Opolskie; German: Woiwodschaft Oppeln) is a Polish voivodeship, or province, created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Opole Voivodeship and parts of Częstochowa Voivodeship, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland This article concerns both historical and contemporary voivodeships in various countries A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Częstochowa Voivodeship (województwo częstochowskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 – 1998, superseded The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra
Opole Voivodeship is bordered by Lower Silesian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland and Łódź Voivodeships to the north, Silesian Voivodeship to the east, and the Czech Republic to the south. Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Greater Poland Voivodeship (also known as Wielkopolska Province or by its Polish name of województwo wielkopolskie or simply Wielkopolskie) is a Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Łódź Province or by its Polish name of województwo łódzkie or simply Łódzkie) is a province ( voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo śląskie or simply Śląskie) is a Voivodeship The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
Opole Province's geographic location, economic potential, and its population's level of education make it an attractive business partner for other Polish regions (especially Lower Silesian and Silesian Voivodeships) and for foreign investors. Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo śląskie or simply Śląskie) is a Voivodeship Formed in 1997, the Praděd/Pradziad Euroregion has facilitated economic, cultural and tourist exchanges between the border areas of Poland and the Czech Republic. In European Politics, a Euroregion is a form of Transnational co-operation structure between two (or more territories located in different European Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
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Geography
The voivodeship lies in south-western Poland, the major part of it being on the Silesian Lowland (Nizina Śląska). This article concerns both historical and contemporary voivodeships in various countries To the east, the region touches upon the Silesian Upland (Silesian Uplands, Wyżyna Śląska) with the famous Saint Anne Mountain; the Sudetes range, the Opawskie Mountains, lies to the south-west. Silesian Highlands (or Silesian Uplands, Wyżyna Śląska are highlands located in Silesia, Poland. The Sudetes (suˈdiːtiːz is a Mountain range in Central Europe. The Opawskie Mountains (Góry Opawskie is a Mountain range in the Eastern Sudetes in the Czech Republic and Poland. The Oder River cuts across the middle of the voivodeship. The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe.
Demographics
The Opole voivodeship is the smallest region in the administrative make-up of the country in terms of both area, and population. 10% of the 1 million inhabitants of this voivodeship are ethnic Germans, which is 70% of all the ethnic Germans in Poland. This article is about the German diaspora See Germans for the German ethnicity in general (See Germans of Poland). The German minority in Poland consists of 152900 people according to a 2002 census
Transportation
The transport route from Germany to Ukraine runs through Opole. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The region has four border crossings and direct rail connections to all important Polish cities, as well as to Frankfurt, Munich, Budapest, Kiev, and the Baltic ports. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude.
Cities and towns
The voivodeship contains 35 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 [1]):
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1. Opole (128,034) |
19. Paczków (Patschkau is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8226 inhabitants (2004 Niemodlin (6,849) |
Administrative division
Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties (powiats): 1 city county and 11 land counties. Ujazd is a town in Strzelce County in Opole Voivodeship of Poland. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County These are further divided into 71 gminas. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering is by decreasing population).
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Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
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| Opole | 96 | 128,034 | 1 | ||
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| Nysa County powiat nyski |
1,224 | 145,640 | Nysa | Głuchołazy, Paczków, Otmuchów, Korfantów | 9 |
| Opole County powiat opolski |
1,587 | 134,874 | Opole * | Ozimek, Niemodlin, Prószków | 13 |
| Kędzierzyn-Koźle County powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski |
625 | 102,118 | Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 6 | |
| Brzeg County powiat brzeski |
877 | 92,361 | Brzeg | Grodków, Lewin Brzeski | 6 |
| Strzelce County powiat strzelecki |
744 | 80,828 | Strzelce Opolskie | Zawadzkie, Kolonowskie, Leśnica, Ujazd | 7 |
| Kluczbork County powiat kluczborski |
852 | 70,082 | Kluczbork | Wołczyn, Byczyna | 4 |
| Olesno County powiat oleski |
974 | 68,269 | Olesno | Praszka, Dobrodzień, Gorzów Śląski | 7 |
| Krapkowice County powiat krapkowicki |
442 | 67,926 | Krapkowice | Zdzieszowice, Gogolin | 5 |
| Prudnik County powiat prudnicki |
571 | 59,931 | Prudnik | Głogówek, Biała Prudnicka | 4 |
| Głubczyce County powiat głubczycki |
673 | 50,326 | Głubczyce | Kietrz, Baborów | 4 |
| Namysłów County powiat namysłowski |
748 | 43,957 | Namysłów | 5 | |
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Economy
The Opole voivodeship is an industrial as well as an agricultural region. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra Nysa County (powiat nyski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Nysa (Neisse or Neiße) is a Town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47545 inhabitants (2006 official estimate situated Głuchołazy (Bad Ziegenhals is a town in Poland, in Opole Voivodship, in Nysa County. Paczków (Patschkau is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8226 inhabitants (2004 Otmuchów (Ottmachau is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 5317 inhabitants (2004 Korfantów (Friedland in Oberschlesien is a Town in the Opole Voivodeship of Poland. Opole County (powiat opolski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra Ozimek (Malapane is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 10040 inhabitants (2004 Niemodlin (Falkenberg is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 6911 inhabitants (2004 Prószków (Proskau is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 2660 inhabitants (2004 Kędzierzyn-Koźle County (powiat kędzierzyńsko-kozielski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Kandrzin-Cosel Heydebreck is a city in southwestern Poland, situated in Opole Voivodeship. Brzeg County (powiat brzeski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Brzeg (Brieg is a Town in southwestern Poland with 38496 inhabitants ( 2004) situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship Grodków ( is a town in Opole Voivodeship in Poland. It has 8709 inhabitants (2007 and lies 20 km south of Brzeg. Lewin Brzeski (Löwen is a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 5843 inhabitants (2004 Strzelce County (powiat strzelecki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz is a town in south-western Poland with 19628 inhabitants (2006 situated in the Opole Voivodeship. Zawadzkie (Zawadzki 1936–1945 Andreashütte) is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8469 inhabitants (2004 Kolonowskie (Colonnowska sometimes Kolonnowska, 1936–1945 Grafenweiler) is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland Leśnica (Leschnitz Bergstadt is a Town in Poland. Since 1999 it has been in Strzelce Opolskie County in Opole Voivodship. Ujazd is a town in Strzelce County in Opole Voivodeship of Poland. Kluczbork County (powiat kluczborski is a Unit of Territorial administration and Local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, Kluczbork (Kreuzburg OS is a Town in southwestern Poland with 26670 inhabitants (2003 situated in the Opole Voivodeship. Wołczyn (Konstadt is a Town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 6221 inhabitants (2004 Byczyna Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Byczyna (Pitschen is a Town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3708 inhabitants Olesno County (powiat oleski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Olesno Lesser Poland Voivodeship Olesno (Rosenberg OS is a Town in Opole Voivodship, Poland about north-east of the city of Opole. Praszka is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8230 inhabitants (2006 Dobrodzień ( Guttentag) is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 4168 inhabitants (2006 Gorzów Śląski (Landsberg in Oberschlesien is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 2606 inhabitants (2006 Krapkowice County (powiat krapkowicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. Krapkowice (Krappitz is a town in south-western Poland with 17840 inhabitants (2007 situated in the Opole Voivodeship. Zdzieszowice (Deschowitz 1936–1945 Odertal OS) is a town in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 13127 inhabitants (2007 Gogolin is a town in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship, in Krapkowice County. Prudnik County (powiat prudnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Prudnik (Neustadt in Oberschlesien is a town in Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship. Głogówek ( German: Oberglogau earlier Klein Glogau or Kraut Glogau Czech: Horny Glogov) is a city in Poland Biała, or Biała Prudnicka (Zülz is a town in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship, in Prudnik County, with 2687 inhabitants (2004 Głubczyce County (powiat głubczycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, Głubczyce (Hlubčice Leobschütz is a town in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. Kietrz (Katscher Ketř is a town in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Baborów (Bauerwitz is a small town in Poland near Głubczyce, Opole Voivodeship. Namysłów County (powiat namysłowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland Namysłów (Namslau is a Town in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship. With respect to mineral resources, of major importance are deposits of raw materials for building: limestone (Strzelce Opolskie), marl (near Opole), marble, and basalt. A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition a highly ordered atomic structure and specific Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz is a town in south-western Poland with 19628 inhabitants (2006 situated in the Opole Voivodeship. Marl or Marlstone is a Calcium carbonate or lime -rich mud or Mudstone which contains variable amounts of Clays and Aragonite Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. The favourable climate, fertile soils, and high farming culture contribute to the development of agriculture, which is among the most productive in the country. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture
A total of nineteen industries are represented in the voivodeship. The most important are cement and lime, furniture, food, car manufacturing, and chemical industries. In 1997, the biggest production growth in the area was in companies producing wood and wood products, electrical equipment, machinery and appliances, as well as cellulose and paper products. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In 1997, the top company in the region was Zakłady Azotowe S. A. in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, whose income was over PLN 860 million. Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Kandrzin-Cosel Heydebreck is a city in southwestern Poland, situated in Opole Voivodeship. The voivodship's economy consists of more than 53,000 businesses, mostly small and medium-sized, employing over 332,000 people. Manufacturing companies employ over 89,000 people; 95. 7% of all the region's business operate in the private sector.
Universities
There are three state-run universities in the region: the Opole University, the Opole University of Technology, and the State Medical College. University of Opole (Uniwersytet Opolski is a University in Opole. Opole University of Technology ( Polish name Politechnika Opolska; sometimes called in English Technical University All of them are based in the voivodeship's capital. Among the region's private schools, the Opole School of Management and Administration has been certified as a degree-granting institution by the Ministry of National Education.
- Opole University of Technology
- Opole University
- State Medical College
- Opole School of Management and Administration
- Bogdan Jański College
- The State Higher Vocational School in Nysa, PWSZ in NYSA
Tourism
The Opole voivodeship is a green region with three large lakes: Turawskie, Nyskie, and Otmuchowskie (the latter two are connected). The Opawskie Mountains are extremely popular. The region also includes the castle in Brzeg, built during the reign of the Piast dynasty — pearl of the Silesian Renaissance, the Franciscan monastery on top of Saint Anne Mountain, as well as the mediæval defence fortifications in Paczkow (referred to as the Polish Carcassonne). Piast dynasty is the name used since the 17th century for Polish Royal Dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings as Duchy ruled by Mieszko Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people Carcassonne (Carcassona is a fortified French town in the Aude département, of which it is the Prefecture,
The region has the warmest climate in the country.
Protected areas in Opole Voivodeship include the following three areas designated as Landscape Parks:
Most popular surnames in the region
Previous Opole voivodeships
Opole Voivodeship was also a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland between 1975 and 1998. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Major cities and towns — (population in 1995):
- Opole, capital city (130,600)
- Kędzierzyn-Koźle (70,700)
- Nysa (49,000)
- Brzeg (39,900)
- Kluczbork (26,900)
- Prudnik (24,300)
- Strzelce Opolskie (21,900)
- Krapkowice (20,100)
Opole Voivodeship (1950–1975)
This administrative region of the People's Republic of Poland (1950–1975) was created as a result of the partition of Katowice Voivodeship in 1950. Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Kandrzin-Cosel Heydebreck is a city in southwestern Poland, situated in Opole Voivodeship. Nysa (Neisse or Neiße) is a Town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 47545 inhabitants (2006 official estimate situated Brzeg (Brieg is a Town in southwestern Poland with 38496 inhabitants ( 2004) situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship Kluczbork (Kreuzburg OS is a Town in southwestern Poland with 26670 inhabitants (2003 situated in the Opole Voivodeship. Prudnik (Neustadt in Oberschlesien is a town in Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship. Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz is a town in south-western Poland with 19628 inhabitants (2006 situated in the Opole Voivodeship. Krapkowice (Krappitz is a town in south-western Poland with 17840 inhabitants (2007 situated in the Opole Voivodeship. The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic ( Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL Russian Katowice Voivodeship (województwo katowickie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975&ndash1998 superseded by the
External links
- Opolskie - photogallery
- Self-Government of the Opolskie Voivodeship
- Opolski Urząd Wojewódzki Official website
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