Oleśnica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Explained

Oleśnica
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dąbrowa
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Olesno
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.1667°N 76°W
Population Total:752

Oleśnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south of Olesno, 40NaN0 west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, and 720NaN0 east of the regional capital Kraków.

In Kozubów (then within the borders of Austria-Hungary), today's part of Oleśnica, the outstanding Polish beekeeper Professor Leonard Weber (1889–1975) was born.

Notes and References

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