"Olkusz [ˈɔlkuʂ] (Yiddish: עלקיש Elkish, German: 1941-45 Ilkenau) is a town in south Poland with 36,607 inhabitants (2014). Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), ...
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previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998), it is the capital of Olkusz County. From 1941 to 1945, the occupying Germans renamed the region to Ilkenau. Olkusz is called ´Silver Town" because of the large amount of silver that was found and mined here." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020)
- Latitude50.281299591064
- Longitude19.565029144287
