Ościsłowo, Masovian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Ościsłowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Ościsłowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ciechanów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Glinojeck
Coordinates:52.8347°N 20.45°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WCI
Blank Name Sec2:National roads

Ościsłowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Glinojeck, within Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) east of Glinojeck, 130NaN0 west of Ciechanów, and 790NaN0 north-west of Warsaw.

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

Notes and References

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