Ościsłowo, Masovian 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.

See also: Ościsłowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Ościsłowo
Village
Ościsłowo
Ościsłowo
Coordinates: 52°50′5″N 20°27′0″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyCiechanów
GminaGlinojeck
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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 February 20, 1940.[3]

Notable people
  • Bogusław Zakrzewski (born 1935), Polish diplomat
  • Teresa Kostkiewiczowa (born 1936), Polish literary scholar, professor, university teacher

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



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