Olszyniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Olszyniec.

Olszyniec
Village
Saints Joachim and Anna Church
Olszyniec
Coordinates: 50°43′36″N 16°23′0″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wałbrzych
Gmina	Walim
Population  (2011[1])	295
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+48 74
Vehicle registration	DBA

Olszyniec [ɔlˈʂɨɲɛt͡s] 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.

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)