OPOLE

ôpôˈlĕ, Ger. Oppeln, city (1992 est. pop. 129,000), capital of Opolskie prov., S Poland, on the Oder River. A river port and rail junction, it is also an important trade center, with manufactures of cement, metals, and furniture. Originally a Slavic settlement, it was the seat (1163–1532) of the dukes of Opole of the Piast dynasty. The duchy passed (1532) to the house of Hapsburg and (1742) to Prussia and was incorporated into Poland in 1945. It was the capital (1919–45) of the Prussian province of Upper Silesia. In the city are the churches of St. Adalbert (10th cent.) and of the Holy Cross (14th cent.).

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...Neisse Odra river : Oder Opole: Oppeln Otmuchow: Ottmachau...1226 on request of Duke Casimir of Opole. 77 Finally, there is considerable...decades, Henry and his relative Casimir of Opole issued detailed charters specifying the...
...party and its ability to act. 78 Some other leaders expressed their opposition after the plenum. At a May meeting in Opole, Katowice First Secretary Andrzej Zabinski flatly stated that "ComradeAndrzej Werblan headed and supported this movement...
...three-class franchise ____________________ 1 Oppeln or Opole, according to Dr. Paul Langhans maps in his review Deutsche...had already spoken publicly of support for our brothers of Opole, 2 the Polish name for Oppeln and a symbol for unredeemed...
...Lesna, Lessa, Marglissa; n. Marklissa Lesnica Opole n.d. Lesniscie; n. Leschnitz; n.n. Bergstadt...Opawa n.d. Opavia; n. Troppau; cz. Opava Opole n.d. Opol, Opole; n. Oppeln Orlowa n. Orlau; cz. Orlova Ostrawa...
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...of three ethnic minorities: Silesians (Opole Silesians and Upper Silesians from Katowice...that in small towns and villages of the Opole Silesia the significance of the German...Silesia and of towns and villages of the Opole region consider this culture as a full...
...Silesia: Germany its truncated Oppeln (Opole) Regency (which, since 1919, constituted...with which I am best acquainted, this is, Opole (Oppeln) Silesia and the Katowice (Kattowitz...said that, at present, Upper Silesians of Opole (Oppeln) Silesia emphasize their links...
...administrative reform shaped it into the Oppeln (Opole) (9) Regency. (10) From the ecclesiastical...1816 and 14.3 percent in 1849 the Oppeln (Opole) Regency was the least urbanized part of...the southeastern quarter of the Oppeln (Opole) Regency. The very kernel of these processes...
...level of education. In the case of the Opole Voivodship, which is the leader in Poland...embrace the Katowice, Czestochowa, and Opole areas of Upper Silesia, Cieszyn Silesia...established back in 1989 in Gogolin (the Opole province). Another association was registered...
...Bunning and Hill 1996; Gata 1995; Opole 1993; Rocheleau 1991, 1995; Shiva...home garden, largely managed by women ( Opole 1993 , 157; Scoones et al. 1992...Sperling and Loevinsohn . 1996 . 35-52. Opole, Monica. 1993. "Revalidating Womens Knowledge...
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...monastic cavern in the industrial town of Opole. His forbiddingly beautiful version of...am glad to have made the long journey to Opole for my first encounter with Grotowski...seated. All those conditions were met in Opole, and the result was unforgettable. Seven...
...which Elizabeth LeComptes production descends, as the cast simulate themselves on a research trip to Grotowskis theatre lab in Opole, and then try to match word and image with a video recording of his epic Akropolis. In part two, Scott Shepherd becomes Forsythe...
...Series Festival: Transposition, Ishara Puppet Theatre; dir: Dadi Pudumjeebased. Sep 16-19. And I Have Uncurtained the Night, Opole Puppet Theatre; dir: Krystian Kobylka. Sep 16-19. The 47th Street Hotel, dir: Rick Ebihara. Sep 16-19. Legend of the Forest...
...their inspiration in the later 1960s and 70s. In 1962, he joined forces with Jerzy Grotowski, whose Thirteen-Rows Theatre in Opole was emerging as another small light in the semidarkness of Cold War Europe. As Szajna was dedicated to environmental sets with...
...Yorkers and Their Friends, a festival exploring the bond between the U.S. and Poland. Stewart will also travel to Wroclaw and Opole to meet with puppet theatres participating in the upcoming La Mama Puppet Series Festival. New York City-based theatre artist...


 

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...town in Germany, and its twin towns of Opole, in Poland and Kuusankosi, in Finland...competition was won by Polish side Odra Opole who were undefeated in all their six games...wins; SIX OUT OF SIX: The Polish team Odra Opole and their skipper being awarded their trophy...
...KELLY and DANIELLE GUSMAROLI asked them... Aleksandra Thomalla, 25, sales assistant for Habitat Aleksandra left her home in Opole, South West Poland, in 2001 to study English here. She planned to stay just a year but decided to make the move permanent after...
...countries who flocked here after joining the EU in 2004 are believed to have now left. Renata Cygan, of the regional job office in Opole, Poland, said: We work on the assumption that if someone worked abroad, they should claim benefits there. Why should we pay...
...who flocked to Britain after joining the EU in 2004 are believed to have now left. Renata Cygan, of the regional job office in Opole, south-west Poland, said: We work on the assumption that if someone worked abroad, they should claim benefits there. Why should...
...include David Irvings Holocaust revisionism in her history seminar. A Polish professor of history at the state-run University of Opole taught that death camps were built only to kill lice on prisoners. (He was fired.) Mr. Irving claims to have raised a half-million...
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OPOLE opo le, Ger. Oppeln, city (1992 est. pop. 129,000), capital of Opolskie prov., S Poland, on the Oder River. A river...manufactures of cement, metals, and furniture. Originally a Slavic settlement, it was the seat (1163 1532) of the dukes of Opole of the Piast dynasty. The duchy passed (1532) to the house of Hapsburg and (1742) to Prussia and was incorporated into...
OPPELN see Opole , Poland. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
...centers as Bytom , Gliwice , Zabrze , and Czestochowa , and has iron and steel mills, coke ovens, and chemical plants. Opole , the former capital of Upper Silesia, is an important trade center. History Early History Some historians maintain...


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