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Opole (pronounce: ; ) is a town in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 129,553 and is the capital of the Opole Voivodship . It is the historical capital of Upper Silesia , which has a large German minority. HISTORY As a result of the regional division of Poland following the death of Boleslaus III The Wrymouth , since 1283 Opole and all adjoining lands were a separate Duchy , that initially shared the fate of Poland and then the fate of the rest of Silesia . Although the last ruler to hold the title of Duke Of Opole was Jan Kazimierz II , who abdicated in 1668 , the duchy continued to be an unit of administrative division until 1742 , ruled by the Austria n Habsburgs as Kings of Bohemia . EDUCATION
POLITICS Opole constituency Members of Parliament ( Sejm ) elected from Opole constituency
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