Central address: Jelgavas iela 10, Olaine, Olaines pilsēta, LV-2114, Latvia
Elevation: 10.881
Time Zone: Europe/Riga
Latitude: 56° 47' 22.8264'' N
Longitude: 23° 55' 46.488'' E
Olaine ( pronunciation (help·info); German: Olai) is a city in Latvia that gained town rights in 1967. The historic name gave the Saint Olai Church, which was built in Swedish times of the 17th century by the Misa River. Now there is still an old cemetery here. After 1868 years has built by rail Riga-Jelgava (old Mittava) station "Olai". This name was changed, as other German names were when Letland became an independent State in 1919, to "Olaine" . The history of Olaine is closely connected to a nearby peat bog that was first taken into use in 1940. Thereafter, more production facilities were built, the increasing numbers of workers needed accommodation and the first dwellings were built in Olaine. Previously, Olaine was the name of a village just two kilometers away. This village now has the name of Jaunolaine (New Olaine).
The latitude of Olaine is 56.789674, and the longitude is 23.929580. Olaine is a city is located at Latvia with the gps coordinates of 56° 47' 22.8264'' N and 23° 55' 46.488'' E. The elevation of Olaine is 10.881, the time zone is Europe/Riga.
Latitude | 56.789674 | Longitude | 23.929580 |
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Elevation | 10.881 | DMS Lat | 56° 47' 22.8264'' N |
DMS Lng | 23° 55' 46.488'' E | GeoHASH | ud150d0zzds0g |
UTM Zone | 34V | UTM Easting | 678937.364094346 |
UTM Northing | 6297802.11827877 | Time Zone | Europe/Riga |
Country | Latvia | Country Code | 371 |