Olkusz County

Olkusz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in , southern . It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
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Places of Interest

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

Railway station
is a railway station.

is a preserved Gothic ruined castle located in the Polish Jura within the Eagles' Nests Trail, in the village of , in southern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olkusz and Żurada.

Town
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is a town in southern with 36,607 inhabitants. Situated in the , previously in Katowice Voivodeship, it is the capital of County.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within Olkusz County, , in southern Poland.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within Olkusz County, , in southern Poland. is situated 3½ km south of Olkusz County.

Olkusz County

Latitude
50.2793° or 50° 16′ 46″ north
Longitude
19.5577° or 19° 33′ 28″ east
Population
113,000
Elevation
365 metres (1,198 feet)
Open location code
9F2X7HH5+P3
Geo­Names ID
6690159
Wiki­data ID
Q1340613
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Olkusz County” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Olkusz barrutia
  • Belarusian: Алькушскі павет
  • Belarusian: Волькускі павет
  • Belarusian: Олькушскі павет
  • Bulgarian: Олкушки окръг
  • Cebuano: Powiat olkuski
  • Chinese: Olkusz Kūn
  • Chinese: 奧爾庫什縣
  • Czech: Okres Olkusz
  • Dutch: Olkusz
  • Dutch: Powiat Olkuski
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Olkusz
  • Estonian: Olkuszi maakond
  • Finnish: Olkuszin piirikunta
  • French: Olkusz
  • French: Powiat d’Olkusz
  • French: Powiat de Olkusz
  • German: Powiat Olkuski
  • Hebrew: מחוז אולקוש
  • Irish: Contae Olkusz
  • Italian: distretto di Olkusz
  • Italian: Distretto di Olkusz
  • Italian: Powiat olkuski
  • Javanese: Powiat Olkusz
  • Korean: 올쿠시군
  • Latvian: Olkušas apriņķis
  • Latvian: Powiat olkuski
  • Min Nan Chinese: Olkuski Kūn
  • Persian: شهرستان اولکوش
  • Polish: KOL
  • Polish: powiat olkuski
  • Polish: Powiat olkuski
  • Portuguese: Condado de olkuski
  • Portuguese: Condado de Olkusz
  • Romanian: Districtul Olkusz
  • Russian: Олькушский повет
  • Russian: Олькушский повят
  • Sardinian: distretto de Olkusz
  • Slovak: Powiat olkuski
  • South Azerbaijani: اولکوش
  • Spanish: Condado de Olkusz
  • Swedish: Olkusz powiat
  • Turkish: Olkusz ilçesi
  • Turkish: Olkusz İlçesi
  • Ukrainian: Олькуський повіт
  • Vietnamese: Olkuski
  • Waray (Philippines): Olkusz County
  • Waray (Philippines): Olkusz
  • Welsh: Sir Olkusz

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