Ościsłowo is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Glinojeck __NOTOC__ Gmina Glinojeck is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Glinojeck, which lies approximately west of Ciechanów and north-west of War ...

, within Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of

Glinojeck Glinojeck is a town in Poland, with 3,087 inhabitants (2004). History A sugar refinery was founded in a Glinojeck in 1858. During the German occupation (World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WW ...

, west of Ciechanów, and north-west of

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. During the

German occupation of Poland German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

(

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

), Ościsłowo was the site of large massacres, in which several hundreds of

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...

were murdered as part of the '' Intelligenzaktion''. Also several dozen disabled from the region were murdered in the village on February 20, 1940.Wardzyńska, p. 236

Notable people

* (born 1935), Polish diplomat * (born 1936), Polish literary scholar, professor, university teacher

References

Villages in Ciechanów County Nazi war crimes in Poland {{Ciechanów-geo-stub