Editing Opole (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Opole city budget income sources 2015.png|thumb|250px|Opole city budget income sources as of 2015.]]
Opole is the [[Opole Voivodeship]]'s centre for commerce, banking, industrial complexes and other major service sector industries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nowe firmy Opole 2016, 2015, 2014 r., nowo rejestrowane firmy w Opolu i województwie opolskim|url=http://www.coig.com.pl/nowe-firmy-opole_rejestr_KRS_ceidg_2016_2015_opolu_opolskim.php|website=Coig.com.pl|access-date=30 January 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zainwestowali|url=http://investinopole.pl/firmy/|website=Invest in Opole|access-date=30 January 2017|language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=OPOLE Firmy i Instytucje|url=http://www.info-net.com.pl/katalog/opole|website=Info-net.com.pl|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref>

Prior to [[World War II]], due to major [[limestone]] deposits in Opole's vicinity, the city developed as a centre for [[cement]] production in [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], with the ''Cementownia "Odra"'' being active till this day. The [[Economy of France|French]] building materials company [[Lafarge (company)|Lafarge]] is also active in the area, having its roofing division, Lafarge Roofing, together with its [[Economy of Germany|German]] subsidiary Schiedel (chimney manufacturing) based in Opole.<ref>{{cite web|title=Historia Opola|url=http://www.opole.pl/dzial/miasto/wizytowka/historia-opola/|website=Opole.pl|access-date=30 January 2017|language=pl-PL}}</ref>

[[File:Solaris Center - main entrance.jpg|thumb|left|Solaris Centre Mall]]

Other companies in the city include: IT companies: Atmoterm SA,<ref>{{cite web |title=Atmoterm SA|url = https://www.atmoterm.pl/ |language=pl}}</ref> the German [[valve]] manufacturer Kludi; the German men's fashion manufacturer Ahlers and the [[Economy of the USA|American]] automotive manufacturer Tower Automative. As is the case with the entire [[Opole Voivodeship]], there is a strong presence of [[food industry]] services in the city. The largest companies in the food sector include: [[Zott]], the [[Economy of the Netherlands|Dutch]] [[baby food]] and nutrition company [[Nutricia]], part of the [[Danone]] food-products corporation.

Opole has branches of all major banks, including: [[Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski|PKO]], [[Pekao]], [[Deutsche Bank]] and [[Raiffeisen Zentralbank]].

The retail sector in Opole includes major [[Metro AG]] brand stores: [[Metro Cash and Carry]] and [[Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH|Media-Saturn-Holding]], as well as [[Real (hypermarket)|Real]]. The city has a plethora of other major supermarket chains, namely: the Polish supermarket chains [[Biedronka]], [[Lidl]], [[Aldi]] and [[Netto (store)|Netto]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wyborcza.pl|url=http://opole.wyborcza.pl/opole/1,35114,15030705,Tlumy_na_otwarciu_sklepu_Aldi_w_Opolu__WIDEO_.html?disableRedirects=true|website=opole.wyborcza.pl|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> Other major brand stores include the shoe retailer [[Deichmann SE|Deichmann]] and [[Rossmann (company)|Rossmann]] [[drugstore]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Drogeria Rossmann - województwo opolskie|url=http://www.rossmann.pl/drogerie/opolskie,16|website=Rossmann.pl|access-date=30 January 2017|language=pl}}</ref>

Furthermore, the city has three major shopping centres. The [[Solaris Center]], with a total of 86 shops, opened in May 2009 and is located in the centre of Mikołaj Kopernik Square. In the city's suburbs, by Wrocławska Street (''ul. Wrocławska'') is the location of Karolinka Shopping Centre (''Centrum Handlowe Karolinka''). The shopping centre, which opened in September 2008, has a total area of 38,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>, with a total of 99 stores, including fashion, hardware and electronics stores. To the east of the city, by the National Road 46, is the smallest of the three shopping centres, Turawa Park, with a total of 50 stores. Other shopping centres include ''Galeria Opolanin'', built between 1974 and 1981 and upon its completion, was the largest shopping centre in Poland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Galeria Opolanin Opole|url=http://www.galeria-opolanin.pl/|website=Galeria-opolanin.pl|access-date=30 January 2017|language=en}}</ref>