Oelsnitz

Oelsnitz is a town in the district , in , . It is situated 14 km east of , and 20 km southwest of . Between 1844 and 1971 hardcoal was mined in Oelsnitz and the surrounding towns.
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  • Type: Locality with 11,000 residents
  • Description: German town in the district Erzgebirgskreis
  • Also known as: “14521450”, “Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge”, “Olešnice”, “Saská Olešnice”, “Stadt Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”, and “أولسنيتتس”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Glückaufturm and Höhlteich.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Fountain
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is a fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stollberg and Erlbach-Kirchberg.

Town
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is a town in , Germany, in the district . is situated 5 km east of Oelsnitz.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district , in , . is situated 6 km northeast of Oelsnitz.

Town
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is a town in the district, in , . is situated 6 km south of Oelsnitz.

Oelsnitz

Latitude
50.7167° or 50° 43′ north
Longitude
12.7° or 12° 42′ east
Population
11,000
Elevation
402 metres (1,319 feet)
Open location code
9F2JPM8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
7602486
Wiki­data ID
Q57929
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Oelsnitz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أولسنيتس”
  • Arabic: “اولن نيتز ارتسغبيرغه”
  • Bashkir: “Эльсниц”
  • Basque: “Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge”
  • Belarusian: “Эльсніц (Рудныя горы)”
  • Belarusian: “Эльсніц”
  • Cebuano: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Chechen: “Эльсниц (МаьӀдан лаьмнаш)”
  • Chechen: “Эльсниц”
  • Chinese: “厄尔士山区厄尔斯尼茨”
  • Chinese: “奥埃尔斯尼茨”
  • Czech: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Czech: “Oelsnitz”
  • Dutch: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Esperanto: “Oelsnitz”
  • French: “Oelsnitz”
  • French: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • German: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Hebrew: “אולסניץ‘”
  • Hungarian: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Irish: “Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge”
  • Italian: “Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge”
  • Italian: “Oelsnitz”
  • Kazakh: “Эльсниц”
  • Kirghiz: “Эльсниц”
  • Kurdish: “Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge”
  • Ladin: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Latvian: “Elsnica/Rūdu kalni”
  • Macedonian: “Елсниц”
  • Malay: “Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge”
  • Malay: “Oelsnitz”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oelsnitz”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge”
  • Norwegian: “Oelsnitz”
  • Persian: “اولن‌نیتز/ارتسگبیرگه”
  • Polish: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Portuguese: “Oelsnitz”
  • Romanian: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Romanian: “Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge”
  • Russian: “Эльсниц”
  • Serbian: “Елсниц”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Slovak: “Oelsnitz”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اولن‌نیتز/ارتسقبیرقه”
  • Spanish: “Oelsnitz”
  • Swedish: “Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge”
  • Tatar: “Эльсниц (Руда таулары)”
  • Tatar: “Эльсниц”
  • Ukrainian: “Ельсніц”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Wolešnica”
  • Uzbek: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Volapük: “Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Oelsnitz”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Oelsnitz and Waldesruh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Haderwald and Mitteloelsnitz railway stop.

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