Olkusz

Olkusz is a town in southern with 36,607 inhabitants. It is the capital of in the . Founded in the Middle Ages, Olkusz is a former royal town of Poland, and features a medieval urban layout with defensive walls, a preserved market square, and a Gothic basilica.
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  • Type: Town with 33,500 residents
  • Description: city of Poland
  • Also known as: “Ol’kush”, “Olkuš”, and “Olkusch”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Basilica of Saint Andrew in Olkusz and Olkusz train station.

Church
Photo: Mach240390, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Railway station
Photo: FAREN1988, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station.

Memorial
Photo: Bansp, CC BY 2.5.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olewin and Żurada.

Village
Photo: Andrzej O, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the administrative district… is situated 3 km east of Olkusz.

Village
Photo: ARKADIUSZ MARKIEWICZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the administrative district… is situated 3½ km southwest of Olkusz.

Village
Photo: Premia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the administrative district… is situated 3½ km south of Olkusz.

Olkusz

Latitude
50.27882° or 50° 16′ 44″ north
Longitude
19.55963° or 19° 33′ 35″ east
Population
33,500
Elevation
366 metres (1,201 feet)
UN/LOCODE
PL OKZ
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
node 31900901
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3090146
Wiki­data ID
Q764943
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Olkusz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أولكوس”
  • Aragonese: “Olkusz”
  • Armenian: “Օլկուշ”
  • Asturian: “Olkusz”
  • Belarusian: “Волькуш”
  • Belarusian: “Олькуш”
  • Bulgarian: “Олкуш”
  • Cebuano: “Olkusz (kapital sa powiat)”
  • Cebuano: “Olkusz”
  • Chechen: “Олькуш”
  • Chinese: “奥尔库什”
  • Chinese: “奧爾庫什”
  • Czech: “Olkusz”
  • Danish: “Olkusz”
  • Dutch: “Olkusz”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اولكوز”
  • Esperanto: “Olkusz”
  • Estonian: “Olkusz”
  • Finnish: “Olkusz”
  • French: “Olkusz”
  • German: “Ilkenau”
  • German: “Olkusz”
  • Greek: “Όλκους”
  • Hebrew: “אולקוש”
  • Irish: “Olkusz”
  • Italian: “Olkusz”
  • Japanese: “オルクシュ”
  • Javanese: “Olkusz”
  • Kashubian: “Olkusz”
  • Latin: “Ilcus”
  • Latvian: “Olkuša”
  • Lithuanian: “Olkušas”
  • Malay: “Olkusz”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Olkusz”
  • Norwegian: “Olkusz”
  • Persian: “اولکوش”
  • Polish: “Olkusz”
  • Portuguese: “Olkusz”
  • Romanian: “Olkusz”
  • Russian: “Олькуш”
  • Serbian: “Олкуш”
  • Silesian: “Olkusz”
  • Slovak: “Olkusz”
  • Spanish: “Olkusz”
  • Swedish: “Olkusz”
  • Tatar: “Олькуш”
  • Turkish: “Olkusz”
  • Ukrainian: “Олькуш”
  • Urdu: “اولکوش”
  • Vietnamese: “Olkusz”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Olkusz”
  • Yiddish: “עלקוש”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glinianki and Piaski.

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Highlights: Podziemny Olkusz and Podziemia rynku.

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