Osła

Osła [ˈɔswa] (German: Aslau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Osła
Village
Saints Peter and Paul church in Osła
Osła Location of Osła Osła Osła (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
Coordinates: 51°19′N 15°45′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Bolesławiec
Gmina	Gromadka
Population	415
	(approximate)
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.

The village has an approximate population of 415.

Memorial to the victims of the local Nazi German subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp

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

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 13 June 2020.