Zdzieszowice
Place in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Zdzieszowice ([zd͡ʑɛʂɔˈvit͡sɛ]; German: Deschowitz, 1936–1945: Odertal O.S.; Silesian: Źdźyszowicy) is a town in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[2] with 11,445 inhabitants (2019).
Zdzieszowice
Źdźyszowicy | |
|---|---|
Dworcowa Street | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′9″N 18°7′25″E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Krapkowice |
| Gmina | Zdzieszowice |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sybila Zimerman |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 11,445 |
| • Density | 926.7/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47-330 |
| Car plates | OKR |
| Website | http://www.zdzieszowice.pl |
History
The synthetic oil plant at "Schaffgotsch Benzin GmbH in Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal (Upper Silesia)" began production in 1939[3] and was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II.