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Opoczno Opoczno Castle
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Coat of armsCoordinates: 51°23′N 20°17′E / 51.383°N 20.283°E Country %7B%7BPOL%7D%7D Voivodeship Łódź County Opoczno County Gmina Gmina Opoczno Government - Mayor Jan Wieruszewski Area - Total 23.91 km2 (9.2 sq mi) Elevation 190 m (623 ft) Population (2007) - Total 23,162 - Density 968.7/km2 (2,509/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 26-300 Car plates EOP Website http://www.opoczno.pl Opoczno [ɔˈpɔt͡ʂnɔ] (
listen) is a town in south-central Poland, within the eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, and road 12, which creates a connection between the Western and Eastern parts of Poland. The town also has a good connection with the Silesia–Warsaw highway. The town and commune have a total area of 190 km², and make one of the largest communes in the Łódź district; 36 thousand inhabitants live here, of which 23,162 (as of 2007) live in Opoczno.
In the early stages of World War II, Opoczno was the site of fierce combat during the Invasion of Poland. Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, the first general to be killed in the war, was killed in Opoczno just a few days after the war began.
External links
- http://www.opoczno.pl/opoczno/_portal/ – Opoczno official web page
- http://www.opocznianie.pl/ – Opoczno unofficial web page
Coordinates: 51°22′N 20°17′E / 51.367°N 20.283°E
Seat: Opoczno Urban-rural gminas Rural gminas Town and seat OpocznoVillages Adamów • Antoniów • Bielowice • Brzuśnia • Brzustówek • Brzustówek-Kolonia • Bukowiec Opoczyński • Dzielna • Janów Karwicki • Januszewice • Karwice • Kliny • Kraśnica • Kraszków • Kruszewiec • Kruszewiec PKP • Kruszewiec-Kolonia • Libiszów • Libiszów-Kolonia • Międzybórz • Modrzew • Modrzewek • Mroczków Gościnny • Ogonowice • Ostrów • Różanna • Sielec • Sitowa • Sobawiny • Stużno • Stużno-Kolonia • Wola Załężna • Wólka Karwicka • Wólka Karwicka-Kolonia • Wygnanów • Zameczek • ZiębówCategories:- Cities and towns in Łódź Voivodeship
- Opoczno County
- Łódź geography stubs
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