Opoczno

Opoczno
Opoczno Castle
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Opoczno
Coordinates: 51°23′N 20°17′E / 51.383°N 20.283°E / 51.383; 20.283
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 [ɔˈpɔt​͡ʂnɔ] ( 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 / 51.367; 20.283