Strzelce Opolskie

Strzelce Opolskie
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Strzelce Opolskie
Coordinates:
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Strzelce
Gmina	Strzelce Opolskie
Government
• Mayor	Tadeusz Goc
Area
• Total	30.13 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	20,059
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	47-100
Car plates	OST
Website	http://www.strzelceopolskie.pl

Strzelce Opolskie [ˈstʂɛlt͡sɛ ɔˈpɔlskʲɛ] (German: Groß Strehlitz) is a town in south-western Poland with 19,628 inhabitants (2006), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County. Strzelce Opolskie is one of the biggest centers of German minority in Poland.

The town is located along the major rail line which joins Gliwice and Opole. Until 1999, there was a branch line connecting Strzelce Opolskie with Kędzierzyn Koźle. It closed as part of PKP's cost-cutting measures, although the rails still (2006) remain in situ.

Notable residents

• Hermann Bix (1914–1986), officer
• Johannes Bunzek (1922–1943), Luftwaffe pilot
• Helmuth Förster (1889–1965), general
• Heinz Kokott (1900–1976), general
• Erich Mende (1916–1998), politician
• Gustav Meyer (1850-1900), linguist and notable albanologist

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — sister cities

Strzelce Opolskie is twinned with:

• Druskininkai, Lithuania
• Soest, Germany

Twin towns – Sister cities

Strzelce Opolskie is twinned with:

• Bandera, Texas, United States

External links

• Jewish Community in Strzelce Opolskie on Virtual Shtetl