Ościsłowo,_Masovian_Voivodeship

Ościsłowo, Masovian Voivodeship

Ościsłowo, Masovian Voivodeship

Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

See also: Ościsłowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Ościsłowo [ɔɕt͡ɕiˈswɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Glinojeck, within Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Glinojeck, 13 km (8 mi) west of Ciechanów, and 79 km (49 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Ościsłowo was the site of large massacres, in which several hundreds of Poles were murdered as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Also several dozen disabled from the region were murdered in the village on 20 February 1940.[3]

Notable people

  • Bogusław Zakrzewski [pl] (born 1935), Polish diplomat
  • Teresa Kostkiewiczowa [pl] (born 1936), Polish literary scholar, professor, university teacher

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. [2]
    Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 226.
  3. [3]
    Wardzyńska, p. 236


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