Krapkowice
Krapkowice | |
|---|---|
Market square | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°58′E / 50.467°N 17.967°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Krapkowice |
| Gmina | Krapkowice |
| Town rights | 1284 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Solloch |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 16,301 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47-300 and 47-303 for Otmęt district |
| Car plates | OKR |
| Website | https://krapkowice.pl |
Krapkowice (Polish: [krapkɔˈvit͡sɛ] ⓘ; German: Krappitz; Silesian: Krapkowicy) is a town in southern Poland with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), 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 Silesian town was a centre for leather, paper and cement manufacturing. Today only the paper and leather industries remain. For example, in Krapkowice the toilet paper brand Mola is produced by a major job provider, Metsä.
Historically, it was known in Polish as Krapkowice, Chrapkowice and Krapowice.