Kopalina, Krapkowice County

Kopalina is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Strzeleczki, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

History

In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging Polish state, and later on, it was part of Poland, Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. In 1936, during a massive Nazi campaign of renaming of placenames, the village was renamed to Roding to erase traces of Polish origin. During World War II, the Germans operated the E195 German rule during [World War">German language">German rule during [World War II|forced labour] subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 German [prisoner-of-war camps in World War II|prisoner-of-war camp] in the village. After the defeat of Germany in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.