Opole in southwest Poland in the province of Opole. Opole is a city on the Oder River (Odra). Once there was a Slavic settlement at the fork of the Oder and the Mlynowka Canal.
It has a population of 125,992 in June 2009 and is the capital city of Opole, Opole Province, and also the seat of Opole County.
Opole is the historical capital of Upper Silesia. Today, many German Upper Silesians and Poles of German ancestry live in the Opole region are in the city itself, Germans make up less than 3% of the population.
It became a bulwark and a city like from the 13th century and the capital of the Duchy of Opole was later. Part of Bohemia from 1528 and under the control of the Habsburgs from 1532 to 1742. In 1742, in the hands of the Prussians, and at the outbreak of the Second World War it had about 50,000 inhabitants passed Opole. Only in 1945 it became part of Poland and in 1950 was named as the capital of the region.
A major flood in July 1997 placed 70% of the city under water.
Most large cities in Poland seam, an ancient town and Opole is no exception, located at the mouth of the canal, surrounded by the Piast Tower, which was built in the 13th century, dominates to replace a former stronghold. There is also an amphitheater and a pond with the castle together.
Opole has a large industrial center with three cement mills, a power plant and chemical equipment and metallurgical factories. There are two main educational institutions: University of Opole University of Technology.
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