Osła
Osła | |
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Village | |
_ID_590378.jpg) Saints Peter and Paul church in Osła | |
  Osła | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′N 15°45′E / 51.317°N 15.750°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Bolesławiec |
| Gmina | Gromadka |
| Population | 415 |
| (approximate) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Osła [ˈɔswa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] 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
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ a b c "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 13 June 2020.