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Ocieka
Village
Traditional House in Ocieka Village
Traditional House in Ocieka Village
Ocieka is located in Poland
Ocieka
Ocieka
Coordinates: 50°8′N 21°35′E / 50.133°N 21.583°E / 50.133; 21.583
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Ropczyce-Sędziszów
GminaOstrów
Population
1,233

'Ocieka' [ɔˈt͡ɕɛka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrów, within Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Ostrów, 7 km (4 mi) north-west of Ropczyce, and 33 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]

(Between 1975-1998 Ocieka was in the Rzeszów Voivodeship). The village has a population of 1,233[2] and lies on the main road between Ropczyce and Mielec. It is situated in the Sandomierz Wilderness (Polish: Puszcza Sandomierska), one of the biggest forests in southern Poland, which covers large parts of the Sandomierz Basin, an areas was once popular with Polish nobility (Polish: Szlachta) for hunting and fishing. Ocieka lies on the Tuszymka river, a tributary of the Wisłoka river. In the past this area was known for iron smelting and iron goods.[3]

History

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Hetman Tarnowski

Since its formation in the late 15th century Ocieka has been known by several different names, although these appear to be phonetic variations of the same name. Parish documents and chronicles show it as ‘Otsijeka’, ‘Odszycha’ and ‘Ucieka’.[4] The village was named by Anna née Ocieska Mielecka and it is probably the ancestral seat of the ‘Ocieskis’, who also owned Rzemień, a village to the north of Ocieka.[3] In the 15th century the area was popular with Polish nobility (Polish: Szlachta) for hunting. The Polish king Władysław II Jagiełło was said to be a frequent visitior to the area, listing it as one of his ‘favourite’ places for ‘hunting and recuperation’.[5] According to a local legend, in the region near Ocieka there occurred a battle against the Tatars. The Polish knights achieved a resounding victory. To commemorate this, a hill close by became known as ‘Góra Tatarska’ (Tatar Hill).[4] In 1531 the Grand Crown Hetman, Jan Amor Tarnowski led a Polish army against the Moldavian Prince (‘Hospodar’) Petru IV Rareş (Polish: ‘Piotr Raresz’) in the Battle of Obertyn. Despite being outnumbered four to one, the battle ended with a Polish victory, a complete Tatar surrender, and the reconquest of Pokuttya or ‘Pokuttia’ (Ukrainian: Покуття, Romanian: Pocuţia, Polish: Pokucie). Tarnowski brought his Tatar prisoners-of-war back to Ocieka. These prisoners became the first occupants of a new settlement near Ocieka called ‘Sadykierz’. The name ‘Sadykierz’ has distinct Tatar origins, just as do today's inhabitants of the same village (The settlement of ‘Sadykierz’ was located by a post-glacial lake, home to a rare species of white water-lily.)[4]

Ocieka became an independent parish in 1610.[6] At this time, Ocieka had a very industrial character; tar and wood charcoal was manufactured here, as was iron. In the 17th and 18th centuries there was a glass foundry nearby. At this time the ownership of the village passed from the ‘Ocieski’ family to the ‘Romerów’ (or ‘Romer’) family.[4]



During the Second World War, the church in Ocieka was converted into a warehouse, for the storage of specialist construction materials, which were used by the Germans in 1943 to build V-2 rockets in the nearby village of Blizna.[4]

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See also

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  • "The Parish of Ocieka".
  • "Battle of Obertyn 1531 AD".

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office(GUS) – TERYT(National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)". (in Polish). 01.09.2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office(GUS) - Polish Official Census 2007". (in Polish). 31.12.2007. Retrieved 2008-10-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e ""Slownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego"". - Warsaw (1886, vol. 7, page 370) (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e 'Bociek, Jan. ""Parafia św. Katarzyny Aleksandryjskiej PM w Ociece"". © 2007.(in Polish). Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  5. ^ Kłos, Stanisław. “Wojewodztwo Rzeszowskie Przewodnik″, page 178 © Sport i Turystyka, 1969.
  6. ^ Benarz, Dennis. ""Parafia Ocieka"". © 2005-2006 Chicagoland USA. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  7. ^ Kłos, Stanisław. “Wojewodztwo Rzeszowskie Przewodnik″, page 176 © Sport i Turystyka, 1969.


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