Opole

Opole is a city positioned in southern Poland at the Oder River and the ancient capital of Upper Silesia. With a populace of approximately 128,140 December 2017, it is presently the capital of the Opole Voivodeship and additionally the seat of Opole County. With its lengthy records relationship returned to the 8^th century, Opole is one of the oldest towns in Poland. It is also the smallest city in Poland to be the biggest town in a voivodeship. The origins of the primary settlement are linked with the city being granted Magdeburg Rights in 1217 by means of Casmir I of Opole the first rate grandson of Polish Duke Boleslaw III Weymouth.

During the Medieval Period and the Renaissance the metropolis changed into called a centre of commerce because of its position at the intersection of numerous most important exchange routes, which helped to generate regular earnings from transit change. The speedy development of the metropolis became due to the establishment of a seat of regency in Opole in 1816. The first railway connection among Opole, Brzeg and Wroclaw became opened in 1843 and the primary manufacturing plant life has been constructed in 1859, which greatly contributed to the metropolis's local importance.