Opole

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Template:Infobox Poland Opole (pronounce: Image:Ltspkr.png [ɔ:pɔlε]; Template:Lang-de (Template:Audio)) is a town in southern Poland on the Oder River. It has a population of 129,553 and is the capital of the Opole Voivodship. It is the historical capital of Upper Silesia, which has a large German minority.

Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Politics 3.1 Opole constituency 4 Twin cities 5 See also 6 External links

History

As a result of the regional division of Poland following the death of Boleslaus III the Wrymouth, since 1283 Opole and all adjoining lands were a separate duchy, that initially shared the fate of Poland and then the fate of the rest of Silesia. Although the last ruler to hold the title of Duke of Opole was Jan Kazimierz II, who abdicated in 1668, the duchy continued to be an unit of administrative division until 1742, ruled by the Austrian Habsburgs as Kings of Bohemia.

Education

• state-run universities and colleges:
  • Opole University of Technology (Politechnika Opolska)
  • University of Opole (Uniwersytet Opolski)
  • Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole (Państwowa Medyczna Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Opolu)
• privately-run colleges:
  • Management and Administration College in Opole (Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Administracji w Opolu)
  • Bogdan Jański College (Szkoła Wyższa im. Bogdana Jańskiego)

Politics

Opole constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Opole constituency

• Dorota Jazłowiecka, PO
• Tadeusz Jarmuziewicz, PO
• Ryszard Knosala, PO
• Leszek Korzeniowski, PO
• Sławomir Kłosowski, PiS
• Teresa Ceglecka-Zielonka, PiS
• Mieczysław Walkiewicz, PiS
• Henryk Kroll, German minority
• Ryszard Galla, German minority
• Józef Stępkowski, Samoobrona
• Sandra Lewandowska, Samoobrona
• Tomasz Garbowski, SLD
• Marek Kawa, LPR

Twin cities

• Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Alytus, Lithuania
• Image:Flag of Greece.svg Agii Anargiri, Greece
• Image:Flag of Germany.svg Bonn, Germany
• Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bruntál, Czech Republic
• Image:Flag of Italy.svg Carrara, Italy
• Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Grasse, Austria
• Image:Flag of Germany.svg Ingolstadt, Germany
• Image:Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio, Finland
• Image:Flag of Germany.svg Mülheim, Germany
• Image:Flag of Germany.svg Potsdam, Germany
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
• Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Székesfehérvár, Hungary

See also

• Dukes of Opole

External links

• Official municipal site ( in Polish, English and French )
• web cam showing Krakowska Street in Opoleda:Oppeln

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