Olszyna

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Olszyna

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Olszyna

Coordinates: 51°4′0″N 15°23′20″E / 51.06667, 15.38889

Country

Poland

Area

- Total

20.26 km² (7.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

4,786

- Density

236.2/km² (611.8/sq mi)

Website: http://www.olszyna.pl

For other places with the same name, see Olszyna (disambiguation).

Olszyna [ɔlˈʂɨna] (German: Langenöls) is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its name means "alder wood" in Polish. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Olszyna. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It received its town charter in 2005.

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Lubań, and 116 kilometres (72 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As at 2006, the town has a population of 4,786.

The town will be close to the A18 motorway (E36) (an upgraded version of the current national 18 road to Golnice) which will provide a faster link to Wrocław, Katowice, Kraków and eastern Poland.

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Official town webpage

v • d • e Gmina Olszyna

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