Opawica [ɔpaˈvit͡sa] (Czech: Opavice, German: Tropplowitz, Troplowitz, Silesian: Troplowice) is a village located in Poland, in the Opole Voivodeship, Głubczyce County and Gmina Głubczyce, near the border with the Czech Republic.[1]

Opawica
Holy Trinity Church
Coat of arms
Opawica
Coordinates: 50°09′02″N 17°36′21″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Głubczyce County
Gmina	Gmina Głubczyce
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	+48 77
Car plates	OGL

History

The present-day Polish village Opawica and the present-day Czech village Opavice, directly across the Czech side of the border, were once a single village. After the Silesian Wars, the newly-drawn border divided the village in two. The division continued through the Communist era of 1945–1990, and the border was not easily crossed until the two countries joined the Schengen Area in 2007.[2]

Natives

• Henry Mosler (1841–1920) – United States artist

References

This Opole Voivodeship location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e