Olcza
View of the Giewont
The Olcza is a district of the Polish town of Zakopane at the foot of the Western Tatras in the Tatra County in the Malopolska province .
location
The district is located in the east of the city at an altitude of 803 meters above sea level. The Olczyski Potok brook flows through the district .
history
The place was created in 1629. In the middle of the 19th century he got his own parish, which became independent in 1914, and a school at the turn of the century. The Marian Shrine was built in 1988.
etymology
The name can be translated as a regional modification of the term "Olsza" as "Alder", whereby it goes back to the alder trees that occur here.
Web links
Commons : Olcza - collection of images, videos and audio files
supporting documents
- Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski, Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska, Poronin, Wyd. Górskie, 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
- Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie. Mapa turystyczna 1: 25.000, Warszawa, 2005/06, Polkart, ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 26 ″ N , 19 ° 59 ′ 42 ″ E