Krapkowice
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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.
Historically, it was known in Polish as Krapkowice, Chrapkowice and Krapowice.[1]
Gallery
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Brama Górna (Upper Gate) and Monument to the Victims of Wars and Violence
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Castle courtyard
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Kościelna Street
Notable people
- Mikuláš Albert z Kaménka (c.1547–1617), Czech priest and translator
- Wilhelm Alexander Freund (1833–1917), gynecologist[2]
- 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
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External links
- Official town webpage
- KRAPKOWICE.net - Portal of Krapkowice County Template:In lang
- KRAPKOWICE.NET.PL - Krapkowicki Weekly Template:In lang
- Jewish Community in Krapkowice on Virtual Shtetl
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