Olszyna, Lubusz Voivodeship
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Olszyna | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°39′N 14°46′E / 51.650°N 14.767°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lubusz |
County | Żary |
Gmina | Trzebiel |
Olszyna [ɔlˈʂɨna] (formerly German Erlenholz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It is the site of a major border crossing on the E36 motorway connecting Berlin, Germany with Wrocław and Kraków in Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Trzebiel, 26 km (16 mi) west of Żary, and 61 km (38 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).
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51°39′00″N 14°46′00″E / 51.6500°N 14.7667°E