Ossów

Ossów [ˈɔssuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołomin, within Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wołomin and 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Warsaw.

Ossów
Village
Ignacy Skorupka obelisk in Ossów
Ignacy Skorupka obelisk in Ossów
Coat of arms of Ossów
Coat of arms
Ossów is located in Poland
Ossów
Ossów
Coordinates: 52°18′N 21°13′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyWołomin
GminaWołomin
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWWL

In August 1920, the Battle of Ossów was fought there, part of the Battle of Warsaw, in which the Poles were victorious and repulsed the Soviet invasion. Just outside the village, in the neighboring town of Zielonka, there is a cemetery of the fallen Polish soldiers with a chapel of Our Lady of Victory. In Ossów, there is a small museum dedicated to the battle, memorials to Ignacy Skorupka, Polish priest killed in the battle, and a mass grave of 22 fallen Soviet soldiers.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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