Ossa | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Masovian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Przysucha |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Odrzywół |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 51.5167°N 49°W |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | WPY |
Ossa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odrzywół, within Przysucha County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) west of Odrzywół, 200NaN0 north-west of Przysucha, and 860NaN0 south-west of Warsaw.
During the January Uprising, on July 10, 1863, it was the site of the Battle of Ossa, in which Polish insurgents led by General Ludwik Żychliński defeated Russian troops.