Krapkowice (; ; ) 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.
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Notable people Mikuláš Albert z Kaménka (c.1547–1617), Czech priest and translator Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917), gynecologistJewish Encyclopedia Ottomar Rosenbach (1851–1907), German physician Hertha Pohl (1889–1954), writer Krzysztof Zwoliński (born 1959), Polish athlete Alice Bota (born 1979), Polish-German journalist
Twin towns – sister cities See twin towns of Gmina Krapkowice.
References
External links Official town webpage KRAPKOWICE.net - Portal of Krapkowice County KRAPKOWICE.NET.PL - Krapkowicki Weekly Jewish Community in Krapkowice on Virtual Shtetl