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Oleśnica
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Oleśnica (; ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, within the Wrocław metropolitan area. It is the administrative seat of Oleśnica County and also of the rural district of Gmina Oleśnica, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, the town being an urban gmina in its own right.
Key facts
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- Oleśnica
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- POL Oleśnica flag.svg
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- POL Oleśnica COA.svg
- Settlement.motto
- Miasto wież i róż"A Town of Towers and Roses"
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- Poland
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- bottom
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- County
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- Gmina
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- Oleśnica
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- Oleśnica (urban gmina)
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- First mentioned
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- 1189
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- Town rights
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- 1255
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- Mayor
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- Adam Horbacz
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Miasto Oleśnica - Urząd Miasta w Oleśnicy
Oficjalna strona Miasta Oleśnica oraz Urzędu Miasta w Oleśnicy. Informacje dla mieszkańców, inwestorów oraz turystów.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Name
- Geography
- History
- 20th century
- Cuisine
- Sports
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Oleśnica (; ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, within the Wrocław metropolitan area. It is the administrative seat of Oleśnica County and also of the rural district of Gmina Oleśnica, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, the town being an urban gmina in its own right.
Established in medieval Poland, Oleśnica was the capital of a small eponymous principality from 1313 to 1884. It was a notable center of Polish printing in the early modern period. The town is famed for its large 16th-century ducal castle. The castle's inner courtyard arcades, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, are iconic in the region. The town also contains architecture in other styles, including Gothic, Baroque, Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival, and is home of the only surviving chained library in Central Europe. It is located on the Route of the Heroes of the Battle of Warsaw 1920, the main highway connecting Wrocław with Łódź, Warsaw and Białystok.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oleśnica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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