Kopice, Opole Voivodeship
Kopice | |
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Village | |
Holy Cross Church in Kopice | |
![]() ![]() Kopice | |
Coordinates: 50°38′53″N 17°27′21″E / 50.64806°N 17.45583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Brzeg |
Gmina | Grodków |
Population | 1,200 |
Kopice [kɔˈpit͡sɛ] (German: Koppitz, 1936–1945 Schwarzengrund) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodków, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Grodków, 25 km (16 mi) south of Brzeg, and 34 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Kopice_Pa%C5%82ac%2C_1864%2C_nr_ID_609946%2C_02.jpg/220px-Kopice_Pa%C5%82ac%2C_1864%2C_nr_ID_609946%2C_02.jpg)
The ruined Kopice Palace and pond, 2013
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). The Schaffgotsch noble family left a Neo-Gothic palace, today in ruins.
The village has a population of 1,200.
References[]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
External links[]
- (in Polish) Kopice palace
- (in Polish) Photo gallery
Coordinates: 50°38′53″N 17°27′21″E / 50.64806°N 17.45583°E
Categories:
- Villages in Brzeg County
- Palaces in Poland
- Brzeg County geography stubs