Odrowąż, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Odrowąż
Village
Local Catholic church
Odrowąż
Coordinates: 49°29′51″N 19°51′14″E / 49.49750°N 19.85389°E / 49.49750; 19.85389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaCzarny Dunajec
Population
920

Odrowąż [ɔˈdrɔvɔ̃ʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Czarny Dunajec, 13 km (8 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 63 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

In the summer of 1940, the German SS stormed the village and evicted the majority of the people in the village.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ 1997 BBC documentary The Nazis: A Warning from History


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