Olejnica
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  Olejnica | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 16°15′E / 51.967°N 16.250°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Wolsztyn |
| Gmina | Przemęt |
| Population | 56 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PWL |
Olejnica [ɔlɛi̯ˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przemęt, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Przemęt, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Wolsztyn, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań.
History[edit]
In the past, Olejnica was a private church village of the monastery in Przemęt.[2] Around 1845, it had a population of 55.[2]
Olejnica was often visited in the 1980s by Polish writers Wisława Szymborska and Kornel Filipowicz.[3] Szymborska wrote about the village in her poem Pożegnanie z widokiem.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 457.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Jezierski, Ryszard (2012). "Wisława Szymborska w Olejnicy". Biuletyn Absolwenta (in Polish). No. 55. pp. 38–39.
- ^ Jezierski, p. 40
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