Walce

Walce (, additional name in ) is a village in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Walce.

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Settlement.name: Walce
Settlement.other_name: Walzen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: 2011-06 Walzen 08.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Saint Valentine church
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Opole
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Krapkowice
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Walce
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.population_total: 2100
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Walce
Population: 1781
Image: 2011-06 Walzen 08.jpg
Licence plate code: OKR

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Commons category: Walce
native label: Walce
postal code: 47-344
male population: 871
female population: 910

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Walce (, additional name in ) is a village in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Walce.

==History== The local Catholic church burned down in 1703, after which it was rebuilt and then expanded in 1805. In 1885, the village along with the adjacent estate had a population of 1,427.