Olszyna | |
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Coordinates: 51°4′0″N 15°23′20″E / 51.06667°N 15.38889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Lubań |
Gmina | Olszyna |
Town rights | 2005 |
Area | |
• Total | 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30
[1]) | |
• Total | 4,348 |
• Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 59-830 |
Area code | +48 75 |
License plates | DLB |
Website | http://www.olszyna.pl |
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. A settlement dating back to the Middle Ages, 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 of 2019, the town has a population of 4,348.