Olszyna

Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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51°4′0″N 15°23′20″E / 51.06667°N 15.38889°E / 51.06667; 15.38889Country

PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyLubańGminaOlszynaTown rights2005Area

• Total20.26 km² (7.82 sq mi)Population

(2019-06-30^[1])

• Total4,348 • Density210/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

59-830

Area code+48 75License platesDLBWebsitehttp://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.

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^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.