Mechnice, Opole Voivodeship

See also: Mechnice, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Mechnice
—  Village  —
Mechnice
Coordinates: 50°40′N 17°52′E / 50.667°N 17.867°E / 50.667; 17.867
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole Voivodeship
County	Opole County
Gmina	Dąbrowa
Population	980

Mechnice [mɛxˈnit​͡sɛ] (German Muchenitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Dąbrowa and 5 km (3 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 980.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 50°40′00″N 17°52′00″E / 50.6667°N 17.8667°E / 50.6667; 17.8667