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Opole

Opole is a city in south-western Poland on the Oder, the capital of the Opole Voivodeship and a historical centre of Upper Silesia. From the 12th century it was a seat of Piast dukes, whose Opole line ruled until 1532. It later passed to the Habsburgs and to Prussia, returned to Poland in 1945, and remains a centre of Poland's German minority.

Opole
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Mentioned in 5 state histories

Duchy of Opole and RacibórzDuchy of OpoleDuchy of RacibórzDuchy of StrzelceDuchy of Niemodlin

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Opole. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/opole
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