Osła [ˈɔswa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Osła | |
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Village | |
![]() Saints Peter and Paul church in Osła | |
Coordinates: 51°19′N 15°45′E / 51.317°N 15.750°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Bolesławiec |
Gmina | Gromadka |
Population | 415 |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) south of Gromadka, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Bolesławiec, and 93 km (58 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
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During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp at the local sanatorium, whose prisoners were mostly Poles.[2] In February 1945, the Germans evacuated the prisoners to the Nordhausen concentration camp, leaving only those unable to walk in the camp.[2] The prisoners remaining in the camp were liberated by Soviet troops.[2] There is a memorial to the victims of the camp in the village.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 13 June 2020.