Kietrz
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Kietrz | |
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 Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Kietrz | |
  Kietrz | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′45″N 18°0′32″E / 50.07917°N 18.00889°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Opole Voivodeship |
| County | Głubczyce |
| Town rights | 1321 |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 6,005 |
| • Density | 318.2/km2 (824.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48-130, 48-133 |
| Area code | +48 77 |
| Vehicle registration | OGL |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | http://www.kietrz.pl |
Kietrz ([kʲɛtʂ]; Czech: Ketř) is a town in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic.[2] As of 2019, it has a population of 6,005.
It was granted town rights in 1321.[3]
During World War II, in 1941, Nazi Germany established the Stalag 338 and Stalag 348 prisoner-of-war camps for Polish and French POWs, which, however, were soon relocated to Kryvyi Rih and Rzeszów, respectively.[4] From 1942 to 1945, the Germans operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in the town.[5] In January 1945, a German-conducted death march of prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its subcamps passed through the town.[6]
Sights
Kietrz contains several Baroque structures, including the Saint Thomas church, the Holy Cross chapel and several religious statues at the central square and park.
Notable people
- Alfons Luczny (1894–1986), Luftwaffe general
- Olga Tokarczuk (born 1962), Polish writer, Nobel laureate
