Oels

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Oels is a town in present-day Oleśnica, Poland, historically part of Silesia and known as the birthplace of notable figures such as the German artist Sigmar Polke.

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Oels canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
birthplaceOf Konrad von Oels (historical Silesian noble)
Sigmar Polke
country Poland
distanceFrom about 30 km northeast of Wrocław
GermanName Oels
grantedTownRights Middle Ages
hasFunction local administrative center
local industrial center
transport hub in Lower Silesia
hasLandmark Basilica of St. John the Apostle (Oleśnica)
Oleśnica Castle
market square of Oleśnica
town fortifications of Oleśnica
hasRailConnectionTo Kluczbork
Kępno
Wrocław
hasRoadConnectionTo Expressway S8 (Poland)
National road 8 (Poland)
historicalNameOf Oleśnica
historicalRegion Lower Silesia
languageCurrentlySpoken Polish
languageHistoricallySpoken German
locatedIn Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Oleśnica County
Silesia
southwestern Poland
locatedOn Oleśnica River
nearbyMajorCity Wrocław
partOf Duchy of Oels
German Empire (historical)
linked to: German Empire

Habsburg Monarchy (historical)
Kingdom of Bohemia (historical)
linked to: Kingdom of Bohemia

Kingdom of Prussia (historical)
linked to: Prussia

Nazi Germany (historical)
linked to: Nazi Germany

People's Republic of Poland (historical)
Republic of Poland
Weimar Republic (historical)
linked to: Weimar Republic
PolishName Oleśnica
populationCharacteristic medium-sized town
postWorldWarIIStatus became part of Poland
postWorldWarIStatus remained part of Germany
regionallyKnownFor Silesian cultural heritage
historic architecture
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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