Duchy of Oels

Duchies of SilesiaOleśnica CountyPodiebrad familyStates and territories established in 1313

The Duchy of Oels (German: Herzogtum Oels) or Duchy of Oleśnica (Polish: Księstwo Oleśnickie, Latin: Ducatus Olsnensis) was one of the duchies of Silesia with its capital in Oleśnica in Lower Silesia, Poland. Initially ruled by the Silesian Piasts, it was acquired by the Münsterberg (Ziębice) dukes of the Podiebrad family from 1495 and was inherited by the House of Württemberg in 1649. Conquered by Prussia in 1742, it was enfeoffed to the Welf dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1792 until its dissolution in 1884.

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Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Gmina Oleśnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Oleśnica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Oleśnica, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of 243.44 square kilometres (94.0 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 13,689.

Oleśnica County

Oleśnica County (Polish: powiat oleśnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 1,049.7 square kilometres (405.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Oleśnica, and it also contains the towns of Syców, Twardogóra, Bierutów and Międzybórz. As of 2019 the total population of the county is 107,090. The most populated towns are Oleśnica with 37,169 inhabitants and Syców is 10,397 inhabitants.

Oleśnica

Oleśnica (pronounced Oleshnitza [ɔlɛɕˈɲit͡sa]; German: Oels; Silesian: Ôleśnica) 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. The town is famed for its large 16th-century castle, which has previously been the seat of several dukes and lords. The castle's inner courtyard arcades, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, are iconic in the region.

Oleśnica Castle

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Spalice

Spalice [spaˈlit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Oleśnica and 28 km (17 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Dąbrowa, Gmina Oleśnica

Dąbrowa [dɔmˈbrɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Oleśnica, and 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Boguszyce, Oleśnica County

Boguszyce [bɔɡuˈʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Bystre, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Bystre [ˈbɨstrɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Oleśnica, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Ligota Wielka, Oleśnica County

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Świerzna

Świerzna (Polish: [ˈɕfjɛʐna]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Nowosiedlice

Nowosiedlice [nɔvɔɕɛdˈlit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobroszyce, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.