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Zdzieszowice is a town of 13,000 residents in the Krapkowice district and the seat of the Zdzieszowice urban-rural municipality. The Oder river flows through the town, across which a crossing is possible by the only bottom-driven ferry in the voivodeship. Part of the town lies within the river terraces. There are also two eskers built of sands and gravels, i.e., longitudinal ridges, within the area of Zdzieszowice. The first mention of the town comes from the end of the 14th century, and its name derives from the name Zdziesław or Zdzisław. During the Third Silesian Uprising, fierce fighting took place in the town, during which armored trains were used. In 1945, a German forced labor camp was established in Zdzieszowice, where prisoners worked in synthetic production. The town found itself within the borders of the Polish state after World War II. Among the historic structures in the town, one can distinguish the mass grave of the Silesian insurgents at the Catholic cemetery and the park from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Coking plants operate in the town, being the largest coking plant in Europe in terms of production.