Olejnica

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.

Olejnica
Village
Olejnica is located in Poland
Olejnica
Olejnica
Coordinates: 51°58′N 16°15′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyWolsztyn
GminaPrzemęt
Population
56
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPWL

History

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
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 457.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Jezierski, Ryszard (2012). "Wisława Szymborska w Olejnicy". Biuletyn Absolwenta (in Polish). No. 55. pp. 38–39.
  4. Jezierski, p. 40


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