Racławice Śląskie

Infobox Settlement
name = Racławice Śląskie


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Opole
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Prudnik County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Głogówek
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population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 1600
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timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 50 | latm = 18 | lats = 36 | latNS = N | longd = 17 | longm = 46 | longs = 09 | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
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area_code = +48 77
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Racławice Śląskie ( _de. Deutsch Rasselwitz) is a village located in the Opole Voivodeship (southern Poland), near the border with the Czech Republic. It belongs to the Prudnik County, in 2006 it was inhabited by 1600 people. Majority of inhabitants are descendants of Germans and Silesians expelled in 1945 from the area of Pomerania (see: Kresy), who replaced the expelled Germans (see: Expulsions of Germans after World War II). Until recently, Racławice was a rail junction, with trains leaving in three directions - towards Nysa, Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Głubczyce. Currently, the line Racławice-Głubczyce is closed. The inhabitants of Racławice Śląskie make up Silesians, Germans, Gypsies, French who came to Silesia during the French Revolution, Italians who came during the influenza epidemic in the 18th century, and Greeks who came in the 19th century. Poles are considered a minority.

External links

* [http://www.raclawice.net/index.php Racławice Śląskie official website]