Krapkowice County
The powiat Krapkowicki is a powiat ( county ) in the Polish province of Opole with the county town of Krapkowice ( Krappitz ). The county has an area of 442.35 km ², which is roughly 67,000 inhabitants.
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Geography
The county is centrally located in the Opole Voivodship and part of the historical region of Upper Silesia. Neighboring districts are in the north of Opole, in the east Strzelce ( United Strehlitz ), in the south - Kędzierzyn Koźle ( Kędzierzyn - Cosel ) and in the south and west Prudnik ( Neustadt OS).
Cities and Towns
The powiat includes five communities, three urban and rural communities whose eponymous main towns have a city charter, and two rural communities.
Urban and rural communities
- Gogolin - 11,932
- Krapkowice ( Krappitz ) - 24,015
- Zdzieszowice ( Deschowitz, 1936-45: Odertal OS) - 17,051
Rural communities
- Small Strehlitz / Strzeleczki - 7722
- Rollers / Walce - 5819
The small communities Strehlitz and rollers are powerful municipal council officially bilingual since 2006, as the German population is affected in these communities over 20%.