Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship
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Olsztyn ' is a village
in Częstochowa County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Olsztyn
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Częstochowa
and 59 km (37 mi) north of the voivodeship capital Katowice
.
The village has a population of 2,331. It contains the ruins of a 14th-century castle.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Częstochowa County
Czestochowa County
Częstochowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Częstochowa, although the city...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Olsztyn
Gmina Olsztyn
Gmina Olsztyn is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Olsztyn, which lies approximately south-east of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Częstochowa
Czestochowa
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...
and 59 km (37 mi) north of the voivodeship capital Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.
The village has a population of 2,331. It contains the ruins of a 14th-century castle.