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Olszyna is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-west Poland.
Olszyna (meaning "alder wood") may also refer to the following places in Poland:
- Olszyna, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland)
- Olszyna, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland)
- Olszyna, Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland)
- Olszyna, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
- Olszyna, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland)
- Olszyna, Oborniki County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
- Olszyna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-west Poland)
See also: Stara Olszyna, Truskolasy-Olszyna
Olszyna is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its name means "alder wood" in Polish. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Olszyna. It lies approximately south-east of Lubań, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. As at 2006, the town has a population of 4,786.
Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. It received its town charter in 2005.