What is the population of Korfantów, Opole?

Korfantów has a population of approximately 1,723 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Korfantów, Opole located?

Korfantów is located in Opole, Poland, at approximate coordinates 50.4880°, 17.5984°.

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Korfantów

Total population

1,723

Elevation203 m

Land area10.22 km²

Coordinates50.49°, 17.60°

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City facts

Elevation

203 m

Area

10.22 km²

Official website

www.korfantow.pl

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Overview

Korfantów, formerly known in Polish as Fryląd, is a town in the Opole Voivodeship of southwestern Poland, with 1,808 inhabitants (2019). In 1946 the town was renamed in honour of politician and activist Wojciech Korfanty, however, the previous name Fryląd is still in use.

History & geography

History

Until 1532 the area was in the possession of Polish princes of the Silesian Piast Dynasty. Simultaneously, an influx of German settlers caused the town to develop; it became the property of wealthy German and Silesian nobles. In 1632, the Swedes plundered Friedland and surrounding villages during the Thirty Years' War. Over the next decades the town also suffered due to plagues and fires. At that time, Friedland was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia within the Habsburg monarchy. In 1645 it returned to Poland under the House of Vasa, and in 1666 it fell to Bohemia again, however, it was ceded to Prussia after Frederick II the Great emerged victorious in the mid-18th century Silesian Wars. In the 19th century, despite Prussian and German rule, Catholic services were still held in Polish alongside German. It was part of Germany from 1871 until the end of World War II in 1945, when, under the Potsdam Agreement, it was reassigned to Poland. During World War II, the Polenlager 85 Nazi German concentration camp for Poles was based in the town in 1942–1943. A mass grave of its prisoners is located at the local parish cemetery.

Geography

Korfantów is located in the Niemodlin Plain (Równina Niemodlińska), in the historical region of Silesia. The total area inside the town's boundary is .

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