Krapkowice (; ; ) is a town in southern

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with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), situated in the

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, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the

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. It is the regional capital of Krapkowice County. Traditionally this

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n town was a centre for leather, paper and cement manufacturing. Today only the

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and

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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''.

Notable people

* Mikuláš Albert z Kaménka (c.1547–1617), Czech priest and translator * Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917), gynecologistJewish Encyclopedia
/ref> * 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
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