"Bolko" housing development (Opole)

Poland / Opolskie / Opole / Aleja Przyjaźni

Formerly "Bolko" cement factory, built in 1901. During WWII English and American POWs worked here manufacturing cement and military equipment. After WWII cement manufactured here (the only in Poland of such high quality) was used to rebuild Royal Castle in Warsaw. Cement factory closed in 1979. In 2007 a housing development was created on location of the factory.
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Coordinates:   50°38'43"N   17°56'28"E
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