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.

Krapkowice

Notable people

Mikuláš Albert z Kaménka (c.1547–1617), Czech priest and translator

Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917) Ottomar Rosenbach (1851–1907), German physician Hertha Pohl (1889–1954), writer Krzysztof Zwoliński (born 1959), Polish athlete Alice Bota (born 1979), Polish-German journalist

Krapkowice

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Krapkowice.

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

Cities in Silesia

Cities and towns in Opole Voivodeship

Krapkowice County

Historic Jewish communities in Poland