Oleszyce

Oleszyce
Coat of arms
Oleszyce
Coordinates: 50°10′1″N 23°1′51″E / 50.16694°N 23.03083°E / 50.16694; 23.03083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Lubaczów
Gmina	Oleszyce
Government
- Mayor	Maria Janowska-Placek
Area
- Total	4.98 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	3,168
- Density	636.1/km2 (1,647.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	37-630
Car plates	RLU
Website	http://www.oleszyce.pl/

Oleszyce [ɔlɛˈʂɨt​͡sɛ] is a small town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,089 inhabitants (02.06.2009).^[1]

During World War II, on 16 September 1939 there was a battle near Oleszyce, in which General Józef Kustroń fell, the commander of the Polish 21st Mountain Infantry Division.

References

Notes

1. ^ "Population. Size and structure by territorial division". © 1995-2009 Central Statistical Office 00-925 Warsaw, Al. Niepodległości 208. 2009-06-02. http://www.stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_P_population_size_structure_31_12_2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-22. 

Coordinates: 50°10′01″N 23°01′51″E / 50.16694°N 23.03083°E / 50.16694; 23.03083