Krapkowice | |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Krapkowice |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Krapkowice |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Piotr Solloch |
Area Total Km2: | 20.91 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 16301 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 50.4667°N 75°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 47-300 and 47-303 for Otmęt district |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | OKR |
Website: | https://krapkowice.pl |
Krapkowice (; German: Krappitz; 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.
See twin towns of Gmina Krapkowice.