Olszyna, Lubusz Voivodeship

Olszyna
Village
Olszyna
Coordinates: 51°39′N 14°46′E / 51.650°N 14.767°E / 51.650; 14.767
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Żary
Gmina Trzebiel

Olszyna [ɔlˈʂɨna] (formerly German Erlenholz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It is the site of a major border crossing on the E36 motorway connecting Berlin, Germany with Wrocław and Kraków in Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Trzebiel, 26 km (16 mi) west of Żary, and 61 km (38 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 51°39′00″N 14°46′00″E / 51.6500°N 14.7667°E / 51.6500; 14.7667


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