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Oleśnica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°10′N 20°56′E / 50.167°N 20.933°E / 50.167; 20.933
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Oleśnica
Village
Oleśnica is located in Poland
Oleśnica
Oleśnica
Coordinates: 50°10′N 20°56′E / 50.167°N 20.933°E / 50.167; 20.933
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyDąbrowa
GminaOlesno
Population
752

Oleśnica (Polish: [ɔlɛˈɕɲit͡sa]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Olesno, 4 km (2 mi) west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, and 72 km (45 mi) 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.

References

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