Olszyniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Olszyniec
Village
Saints Joachim and Anna Church
Saints Joachim and Anna Church
Olszyniec is located in Poland
Olszyniec
Olszyniec
Coordinates: 50°43′36″N 16°23′0″E / 50.72667°N 16.38333°E / 50.72667; 16.38333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWałbrzych
GminaWalim
Population
 (2011[1])
295
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+48 74
Vehicle registrationDBA

Olszyniec [ɔlˈʂɨɲet͡s] (German: Erlenbusch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2]

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Walim, 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 64 km (40 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The oldest known mention of the village dates back to 1335.

During World War II, Germans established a sub-camp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wieś Olszyniec (dolnośląskie)". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Abraham Kajzer, Za drutami śmierci, Muzeum Gross-Rosen, Wałbrzych, 2013 (in Polish)

Coordinates: 50°43′36″N 16°23′0″E / 50.72667°N 16.38333°E / 50.72667; 16.38333


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