Olszyny, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Olszyny (disambiguation).
Olszyny
Village
Chapel in Olszyny
Chapel in Olszyny
Olszyny is located in Poland
Olszyny
Olszyny
Coordinates: 50°41′N 16°4′E / 50.683°N 16.067°E / 50.683; 16.067
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKamienna Góra
GminaKamienna Góra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDKA

Olszyny [ɔlˈʂɨnɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamienna Góra, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kamienna Góra and 85 km (53 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

After World War II, in 1945–1947, Poles expelled from Łanczyn in pre-war south-eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union settled in Olszyny.[2] An agricultural cooperative was founded in the village in 1951.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Pawlikowska, Karolina (2016). "Rolnicze spółdzielnie produkcyjne powiatu kamiennogórskiego w latach 1950-1957, cz. 1 – organizacja i uwarunkowania działalności". Rocznik Jeleniogórski (in Polish). Vol. XLVIII. Jelenia Góra. p. 90. ISSN 0080-3480.
  3. ^ Pawlikowska, p. 96


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