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Stare Siołkowice

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Popielów

Voivodeship
  
Opole Voivodeship

County
  
Opole County

Local time
  
Sunday 10:24 AM


Website
  
http://www.siolkowice.pl

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 59% Humidity

Stare Siołkowice [ˈstarɛ ɕɔu̯kɔˈvit͡sɛ] ("old Siołkowice"; German: Alt Schalkowitz; 1936-1945: Alt Schalkendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Popielów, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 19 km (12 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

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Map of Stare Sio%C5%82kowice, Poland

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II); its historic German name is Alt Schalkowitz.

Notable people

  • Rochus Misch (July 29, 1917 – 5 September 2013), member of 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and radio operator at Adolf Hitler's Führerbunker. The last witness of Hitler's downfall.
  • Josef Kociok (26 April 1918 – 26 September 1943), Luftwaffe pilot

    • References

    Stare Siołkowice Wikipedia
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