Opolskie
province, Poland
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Opolskie, Polish in full Województwo Opolskie, województwo (province), southern Poland. It is bordered by the provinces of Wielkopolskie and Łódzkie to the north and Śląskie to the east, by the Czech Republic to the south, and by the province of Dolnośląskie to the west. Created as one of Poland’s 16 reorganized provinces in 1999, it encompasses the former province (1975–98) of Opole as well as a small portion of the former province of Częstochowa. The provincial capital is Opole. Area 3,634 square miles (9,412 square km). Pop. (2011) 1,016,213.
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