Odrowąż, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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]

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

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. ^ 1997 BBC documentary The Nazis: A Warning from History