Olszyniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
50°43′36″N 16°23′0″E / 50.72667°N 16.38333°E / 50.72667; 16.38333Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyWałbrzychGminaWalimPopulation
 (2011[1])
295Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code+48 74Vehicle registrationDBA

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)


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