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Olkusz
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Olkusz
Total population
33,462
Coordinates50.28°, 19.56°
Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Olkusz is a town in southern Poland with 36,607 inhabitants (2014). It is the capital of Olkusz County in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
50.2788
Longitude
19.5596
Water area
—
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
31,120
Distinct species (top 10)
10
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves775
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves652
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves524
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves521
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves507
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves493
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves436
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves424
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
540
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-11-30
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2026-04-091 km WNW of Radlin, Poland
- M 2.9 — 2025-04-294 km WSW of Bytom, Poland
- M 3.2 — 2025-01-271 km NE of Radlin, Poland
- M 2.9 — 2024-07-114 km N of Jejkowice, Poland
- M 3 — 2023-10-042 km W of Murcki, Poland
- M 2.8 — 2023-01-122 km ENE of Karviná, Czechia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
P
Paweł Blehm
Polish chess player
A
Andrzej Ryszka
Polish politician
Henryk Mandelbaum
Auschwitz survivor (1922-2008)
M
Marcin Bylica
Polish astronomer
Tadeusz Rydzyk
Polish priest
T
Tomasz Kulawik
Polish footballer
I
Issachar Berush Eskeles
Austrian rabbi and private banker (1691/92–1753)
A
Andrzej Licis
Polish tennis player
Naftali Feder
Israeli politician (1920-2009)
Paweł Czarnota
Polish chess grandmaster
Jakub Molęda
Polish musician
Wiesław Banyś
Polish philologist
Ł
Łukasz Barczyk
Polish film producer
J
Jacek Trznadel
Polish poet (1930–2022)
Antoni Kocjan
Polish resistance fighter (1902-1944)
A
Adam Opalski
Polish neurologist and neuropathologist
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Lesser Poland
- Amesbury Town4058.7 mi away
- Boxford4068.4 mi away · pop. 2,284
- Danvers4071.3 mi away
- Methuen Town4072.2 mi away
- Peabody4073.8 mi away · pop. 54,695
- Harwich Center4078.1 mi away · pop. 1,774
- South Dennis4080.8 mi away · pop. 3,899
- Dennis4081.4 mi away
- Yarmouth Port4083.3 mi away · pop. 5,403
- Duxbury4085.3 mi away · pop. 1,994
- Braintree Town4090.2 mi away
- Randolph Town4093.4 mi away
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
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Books about this place
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Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
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Official Identifiers
GUS — Statistics Poland
- SIMC code
- 0941777
- Population (Wikidata)
- 33,462
- Wikidata
- Q764943
SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • GUS — Statistics Poland — SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046