Opole ( Polish Opole , sil . Uopole ), until 1945 Oppeln ( German Oppeln ) is a city in Poland on the Odra River, the capital of the Opole Voivodeship . The cultural (philharmonic society, theater) and scientific (university, polytechnic institute) center of the region.
| City | |||||
| Opole | |||||
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| A country |  Poland | ||||
| Voivodship | Opole Voivodeship | ||||
| The president | Arkadiusz Wisniewski [1] | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
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| Former names | Oppeln | ||||
| City with | 1410 | ||||
| Square | 148.99 [2] km² | ||||
| Center height | 176 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | ▼ 127792 [2] people ( 2017 ) | ||||
| Density | 1231 people / km² | ||||
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| Telephone code | +48 77 | ||||
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| Car code | OP | ||||
| opole.pl | |||||
History
Opole is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The city is located in the historical region of Upper Silesia and from the Middle Ages until the beginning of the 20th century was its capital. The first mention of Opole dates back to 845. According to archaeological excavations, the first Slavic settlements appeared on Ostrowek - the northern part of the island of Paseka, located in the middle of the Odra River.
Until 1945, the city was part of Germany under the name Oppeln. January 24, 1945 was taken by the advancing Soviet troops of the First Ukrainian Front and subsequently transferred to the Potsdam Conference by Poland.
Education
- University of Opole
- Opole Polytechnic Institute
- Higher Banking School
- Graduate School of Management and Administration
- State Medical Higher Professional School
Culture
- Opole Philharmonic named after Jozef Elsner
- Theater named after Jan Kokhanovsky
- Opole Puppet Theater and actor. A. Smolki
- Annual Festival of Polish Song at the Singing Field
Religion
- Diocese of Opole
Attractions
- Museum of the Opole Village
Gallery
Hospital
City view
Dashinsky Square
Fragment of a market square
Fragment of a market square
Town Hall
Agricultural Bank
Old house, st. Army of the Local / Katowice
House of the beginning of XX century., Damrota street 10a
Cathedral Walls
Upper castle
Franciscan Church
Dominican Monastery Compound
“Sentinel” - tower of the Piast dynasty, (c. 1300)
Transport
There are four railway stations in the city: Opole-Glavny , Opole-Zapadny , Opole-Vostochny , Opole-Grošovice and two stopping points : Opole-Gloslavice and Opole-Grotovice . City passenger transport is represented by buses.
Twin Cities
- Alytus , Lithuania
- Agioi-Anagiro , Greece
- Belgorod , Russia
- Bonn , Germany
- Bruntal , Czech Republic
- Hradec Kralove , Czech Republic
- Carrara , Italy
- Dijon , France
- Grasse , France
- Ingolstadt , Germany
- Ivano-Frankivsk , Ukraine
- Kuopio , Finland
- Mülheim an der Ruhr , Germany
- Potsdam , Germany
- Roanoke , USA
- Szekesfehervar , Hungary
See also
- Vladislav Opolechik
- Monument to Soviet soldiers in Mikolin
Notes
- ↑ Arkadiusz Wiśniewski - Prezydent Miasta Opola (Polish) . www.opole.pl. Date of treatment November 5, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2016 r. (Polish) . Główny Urząd Statystyczny (July 22, 2016). Date of treatment November 5, 2016.