Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Kędzierzyn-Koźle | |
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City Hall Saint Catherine's Church Saint Nicholas' Church Water tower Port of Koźle and Gliwice Canal Old tenements | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 18°12′E / 50.350°N 18.200°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| Gmina | Kędzierzyn-Koźle (urban gmina) |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Sabina Nowosielska |
| Area | |
• Total | 123.42 km2 (47.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 50,927 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47-200, 47-220, 47-232 |
| Vehicle registration | OK |
| City districts | Azoty, Blachownia Śląska, Cisowa, Kędzierzyn, Koźle, Koźle Port, Koźle Rogi, Kłodnica, Kuźniczka, Lenartowice, Miejsce Kłodnickie, Sławięcice |
| Highways | |
| National roads | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | www |
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Kędzierzyn-Koźle [kɛɲˈd͡ʑɛʐɨn ˈkɔʑlɛ] ⓘ (Silesian: Kandrzin-Koźle) is a city in south-western Poland, the administrative center of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County. With 58,899 inhabitants as of 2021, it is the second most-populous city in the Opole Voivodeship.
Founded from the merger of the previously separate towns of Kędzierzyn and Koźle, both dating back to the Middle Ages, the city is a major river port and center of chemical industry, and is particularly known for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, one of the top volleyball clubs in Europe in the 2020s.