Olkusz

A settlement in Poland.

English name

Olkusz — Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.

Other forms in use:

Olkusch — German spelling in historical and wartime records.
Ilkenau — German occupation-era name used in Second World War documentation.

Olkusz — Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.

Other forms in use:

Ilkenau — German occupation-era name encountered in French wartime histories.

Olkusz is a town north-west of Kraków in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Its history is closely tied to silver, lead and zinc mining.

Input label 'Олькуш' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.