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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  • Type: powiat with 113,000 residents
  • Description: powiat of Poland
  • Also known as: “Condado de olkuski”, “KOL”, “Olkusz ilçesi”, “Olkusz İlçesi”, “Powiat de Olkusz”, “Олькушский повят”, and “Олькушскі павет”

Places of Interest

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

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Church
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is a church.

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is a preserved Gothic ruined castle…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olkusz and Witeradów.

Town
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is a town in southern with 36,607 inhabitants.

Village
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is a in the administrative district… is situated 3½ km south of Olkusz County.

Village
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is a in the administrative district…

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”
  • Bulgarian: “Олкушки окръг”
  • Cebuano: “Powiat olkuski”
  • 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”
  • German: “Powiat Olkuski”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז אולקוש”
  • Irish: “Contae Olkusz”
  • Italian: “distretto di Olkusz”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Olkusz”
  • Javanese: “Powiat Olkusz”
  • Korean: “올쿠시군”
  • Latvian: “Olkušas apriņķis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Olkuski Kūn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Olkusz Kūn”
  • Persian: “شهرستان اولکوش”
  • Polish: “powiat olkuski”
  • Polish: “Powiat olkuski”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Olkusz”
  • Romanian: “Districtul Olkusz”
  • Russian: “Олькушский повет”
  • Sardinian: “distretto de Olkusz”
  • Slovak: “Powiat olkuski”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اولکوش”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Olkusz”
  • Swedish: “Olkusz powiat”
  • Ukrainian: “Олькуський повіт”
  • Vietnamese: “Olkuski”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Olkusz”
  • Welsh: “Sir Olkusz”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Czarna Góra and Parcze.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Błędów Desert and Nadleśnictwo Olkusz.

Małopolskie: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kraków and Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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