Racławice Śląskie


Racławice Śląskie, formerly named Racławice Niemieckie is a village located in the Opole Voivodeship, near the border with the Czech Republic. It belongs to the Prudnik County, in 2006 it was inhabited by 1600 people. Majority of inhabitants are descendants of Poles expelled after 1945 from the area of Berezhanskyi Raion, who replaced the expelled Germans. Until recently, Racławice was a rail junction, with trains leaving in three directions - towards Nysa, Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Głubczyce. Currently, the line Racławice-Głubczyce is closed. It lies approximately south-west of Głogówek, east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole.