Kietrz, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
🇵🇱 Kietrz (Ketř) is a town in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic.
History During World War II, in 1941, Nazi Germany established the Stalag 338 and Stalag 348 prisoner-of-war camps for Polish and French POWs, which, however, were soon relocated to Kryvyi Rih and Rzeszów, respectively. From 1942 to 1945, the Germans operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in the town. In January 1945, a German-conducted death march of prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its subcamps passed through the town.
Geography: Location Gmina Kietrz is bordered by the gminas of Baborów, Branice, Głubczyce and Pietrowice Wielkie. It also borders the Czech Republic.
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Kietrz has a population of over 6,005 people. Kietrz also forms part of the wider Głubczyce County which has a population of over 45,679 people. Kietrz is situated near Głubczyce.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kietrz has links with:
🇨🇿 Bílovec, Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Oldřišov, Czech Republic 🇺🇦 Tysmenytsia, Ukraine🇩🇪 Schweinfurt 50.05
🇨🇦 Medicine Hat 50.033
🇨🇿 Nový Jičín 18
🇵🇱 Kościerzyna 17.983
🇵🇱 Krapkowice 17.967
🇸🇪 Sollentuna 17.935
🇵🇱 Ostrzeszów 17.933
Locations Near: Kietrz 18,50.0667
🇨🇿 Opava 17.904,49.938 d: 15.8
🇵🇱 Racibórz 18.221,50.087 d: 15.9
🇵🇱 Głubczyce 17.817,50.2 d: 19.8
🇨🇿 Ostrava 18.28,49.826 d: 33.5
🇵🇱 Krapkowice 17.967,50.475 d: 45.4
🇵🇱 Wodzisław Śląski 18.464,50.004 d: 33.9
🇨🇿 Nový Jičín 18,49.583 d: 53.8
🇨🇿 Havířov 18.417,49.767 d: 44.8
🇨🇿 Frýdek-Místek 18.348,49.685 d: 49.2
🇵🇱 Strzelce Opolskie 18.283,50.5 d: 52.2
Antipodal to: Kietrz -162,-50.067
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16595.1
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16231.3
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15958.4
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15889.8
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12224.8
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12124.9
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12109.7
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12106.1