Głuchołazy

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Głuchołazy

Total population

13,143

Coordinates50.32°, 17.38°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Głuchołazy is a historic town in southwestern Poland with approximately 13,534 inhabitants as of 2019. It is located within the Nysa County of Opole Voivodeship (province), near the border with the Czech Republic, and is the administrative seat of Gmina Głuchołazy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Victor Franke

military officer from Germany (1865–1936)

C

Carl Weiss

German journalist

E

Erwin Machunze

Austrian politician (1911-1982)

G

Gerhard Rehwald

H

Hans Schwathe

Austrian sculptor (1870–1950)

G

Günther Sewald

German politician (1905-1949)

H

Horst Marschner

German chemist (1929–1996)

J

Josef Überall

German artist and painter (1936-2008)

L

Leopold Wolfgang Rochowanski

Austrian publisher (1888–1961)

O

Otto Kimminich

German jurist (1932-1997)

A

Albert Förster

Silesian stonemason (1832–1908)

Alois Kunz

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, German nation politician and mayor (1877-1950)

František Havel

Czechoslovak legioneer and general (1883-1958)

J

Jindřich František Boblig of Edelstadt

Czech lawyer

M

Miloš Večeřa

Czech lawyer

R

Rudolf Löhner

Austrian sculptor (1890-1971)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Opole

• Konradów
  1.7 mi away · pop. 992
• Podlesie
  2.8 mi away · pop. 310
• Gierałcice
  3.1 mi away · pop. 882
• Pokrzywna
  4.6 mi away · pop. 210
• Szybowice
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,064
• Markowice
  5.6 mi away
• Lipowa
  6.8 mi away · pop. 445
• Kijów
  6.8 mi away · pop. 290
• Dębowiec
  7.1 mi away · pop. 40
• Jarnołtów
  7.5 mi away · pop. 500
• Koperniki
  7.9 mi away
• Gryżów
  8 mi away · pop. 323

Browse all places in Opole →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Głuchołazy

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-21

Finger Cup Lichen

Cladonia digitata

Seen 2026-09-20

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-19

European dewberry

Rubus caesius

Seen 2026-09-18

Cercyon analis

Cercyon analis

Seen 2026-09-18

Cercyon lateralis

Cercyon lateralis

Seen 2026-09-18

Monotoma picipes

Monotoma picipes

Seen 2026-09-18

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-15

Eurasian Stoat

Mustela erminea

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers