Ożanna, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Ożanna
Village
Ożanna is located in Poland
Ożanna
Ożanna
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 50°17′17″N 22°31′30″E / 50.28806°N 22.52500°E / 50.28806; 22.52500
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyLeżajsk
GminaKuryłówka
Population
 • Total
350
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRLE

Ożanna [ɔˈʐanːa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kuryłówka, within Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1]

The Złota river flows through the village. A small reservoir (Zalew Ożanna) has been created on the river which is surrounded by tourist accommodation and a camping site.

Three Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in Ożanna and four in the adjacent settlement of Ożanna Wielka during World War II.[2]

Notable persons

  • Moe Drabowsky, American Major League baseball player who fled with his family as Hitler came to power

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 211. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)