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Opole (German: Oppeln) is a town in southern Poland along the Odra river. It is the capital of the Opole Voivodship. Opole has a large German minority. It is the historical capital of Upper Silesia.

Population : 129,553.

Dukes of Opole

Piast dynasty

• 1177-1195 Boleslaus the Long (Bolesław Wysoki)
• 1195-1201 Jaroslav (Jarosław)
• 1201-1202 Henry the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty)
• 1202-1211 Mieszko I Platonogi (Mieszko I Plątonogi)
• 1211-1230 Kasimir I (Kazimierz I)
• 1230-1246 Mieszko II the Fat (Mieszko II Otyły)
• 1246-1281 Ladislaus I ([[Władysław I)
• 1281-1313 Bolko I (Bolko I)
• 1313-1316 Boleslaus, Bolko II and Albert (Bolesław, Bolko II, Albert)
• 1316-1356 Bolko II (Bolko II)
• 1356-1367 Ladislaus II and Bolko III (Władysław II and Bolko III)
• 1367-1401 Ladislaus II (Władysław)
• 1401-1437 Bolko IV (Bolko IV)
• 1437-1439 Nicholas I and John I (Mikołaj I, Jan I)
• 1439-1476 Nicholas I (Mikołaj I)
• 1476-1497 John II the Good and Nicholas II (Jan II Dobry, Mikołaj II)
• 1497-1532 John II the Good (Jan II Dobry)

various dynasties

• 1532-1543 posession of Brandenburg
• 1543-1549 George Frederic of Brandenburg (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski)
• 1549-1551 Ferdinand of Austria (Ferdynand Austriacki)
• 1551-1556 Isabelle and Sisismund Zapolya (Izabela and Zygmunt Zapolya)
• 1556-1558 George Frederic of Brandenburg (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski)
• from 1558 possession of the Habsbugs of as kings of Bohemia, sometimes governed by dukes from other dynasties

Dukes of Transylvania

• 1597-1598 Sigismund Bathory (Zygmunt Batory) - nephew of Polish king
• 1622-1625 Gabriel Bethlen (Gabriel Bethlen)

House of Vasa

• 1645-1648 Ladislaus IV Vasa (Władysław IV Waza) - king of Poland-Lithuania
• 1448-1655 Charles Ferdinand Vasa (Karol Ferdynand Waza)
• 1655-1666 John II Casimir Vasa (Jan Kazimierz Waza) - king of Poland-Lithuania

House of Habsburg

• 1666-1742 posession of the House of Habsburg as kings of Bohemia

External links

• Official municipal site: http://www.opole.pl (Polish, German and English)
• web cam on Opole's Central Square and City Hall: http://www.opole.pl/camera/camera.php