Komprachcice

Komprachcice Comprachtschütz
Village
Church of Saint Francis
Komprachcice Comprachtschütz
Coordinates: 50°38′9″N 17°49′24″E / 50.63583°N 17.82333°E / 50.63583; 17.82333Coordinates: 50°38′9″N 17°49′24″E / 50.63583°N 17.82333°E / 50.63583; 17.82333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole Voivodeship
County	Opole County
Gmina	Komprachcice
Population	2,900

Komprachcice [kɔmpraxˈt͡ɕit͡sɛ] (Silesian: Kůmprachćicy, German: Comprachtschütz, Gumpertsdorf during Nazi Germany) is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Komprachcice.^[1] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 2,900.

Notable people[]

• Bascha Mika (born 1954) is a German journalist and publicist who was born in the town.

References[]

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