of the Jews of Opole. Geography Opole is one of the warmest cities in Poland. The national all-time heat record was measured in Prószków, near Opole. The climate is oceanic with sizeable continental influences. Education state-run universities and colleges: Opole University of Technology (Politechnika Opolska) University of Opole (Uniwersytet Opolski) Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole (Państwowa Medyczna Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Opolu) privately run colleges: Management and Administration College in Opole (Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Administracji w Opolu) Bogdan Jański Academy (Szkoła Wyższa im. Bogdana Jańskiego) WSB Universities - WSB University in Wrocław, departments of Economics Politics Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Opole constituency Danuta Jazłowiecka, PO Tadeusz Jarmuziewicz, PO Ryszard Knosala, PO Leszek Korzeniowski, PO Sławomir Kłosowski, PiS Teresa Ceglecka-Zielonka, PiS Mieczysław Walkiewicz, PiS Henryk Kroll, German minority Ryszard Galla, German minority Józef Stępkowski, Samoobrona Sandra Lewandowska, Samoobrona Tomasz Garbowski, SLD Marek Kawa, LPR Economy Opole is the Opole Voivodeship's centre for commerce, banking, industrial complexes and other major service sector industries. Prior to World War II, due to major limestone deposits in Opole's vicinity, the city developed as a centre for cement production in Germany, with the Cementownia "Odra" being active till this day. The French building materials company Lafarge is also active in the area, having its roofing division, Lafarge Roofing, together with its German subsidiary Schiedel (chimney manufacturing) based in Opole. Other companies in the city include: the German valve manufacturer Kludi; the German men's fashion manufacturer Ahlers and the 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 Dutch baby food and nutrition company Nutricia, part of the Danone food-products corporation. Opole has branches of all major banks, including: 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, as well as Real. The city has a plethora of other major supermarket chains, namely: the Polish supermarket chains Biedronka, Lidl, Aldi and Netto. Other major brand stores include the shoe retailer Deichmann and Rossmann drugstores. 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