Ossala[3][4][ɔsˈsala] (till December 31, 2001 as at Osala[3][4] and then contemporary collaterant name of locality as at Ossala[4] after the official law) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osiek, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Osiek, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Staszów, and 69 km (43 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.[5]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. In 1939, the Polish resistance organized a collection and shipping point for aid packages for Poles who had lost their homes and possessions in other regions, i.e. those arrested or expelled by the Germans and those fleeing Soviet-occupied eastern Poland.[7]
Demography
According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 454 people residing in Ossala village, of whom 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 40.5% from 18 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older.[2]
Table 1. Population level of village in 2002 — by age group[2]
SPECIFICATION
Measure unit
POPULATION (by age group in 2002)
TOTAL
0-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80 +
I.
TOTAL
person
454
69
64
87
54
54
56
28
28
14
—
of which in
%
100
15.2
14.1
19.1
11.9
11.9
12.3
6.2
6.2
3.1
1.
BY SEX
A.
Males
person
229
36
35
46
27
31
29
11
8
6
—
of which in
%
50.4
7.9
7.7
10.1
6
6.8
6.4
2.4
1.8
1.3
B.
Females
person
225
33
29
41
27
23
27
17
20
8
—
of which in
%
49.6
7.3
6.4
9
5.9
5.1
5.9
3.8
4.4
1.8
Figure 1. Population pyramid of village in 2002 — by age group and sex[2]
Table 2. Population level of village in 2002 — by sex[2]
SPECIFICATION
Measure unit
POPULATION (by sex in 2002)
TOTAL
Males
Females
I.
TOTAL
person
454
229
225
—
of which in
%
100
50.4
49.6
1.
BY AGE GROUP
A.
At pre-working age
person
116
61
55
—
of which in
%
25.6
13.4
12.2
B.
At working age, grand total
person
271
146
125
—
of which in
%
59.7
32.2
27.5
a.
at mobile working age
person
184
100
84
—
of which in
%
40.5
22
18.5
b.
at non-mobile working age
person
87
46
41
—
of which in
%
19.2
10.2
9
C.
At post-working age
person
67
22
45
—
of which in
%
14.7
4.8
9.9
References
^Rękas, Przemysław (16 January 2012). "Wykaz sołectw Gminy Osiek" [List of sołectwos of Commune and Municipality Office of Osiek]. The administrative power / An estate in Osiek and index of sołectwos (in Polish). Public Information Bulletin of Commune and Municipality Office of Osiek, Poland. bip.osiek.iap.pl. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ abJanik, Krzysztof (14 December 2001). "Dz.U. z 2001 r. nr 153, poz. 1772" [Journal of the Laws of 2001, No. 153, item 1,772]. Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 14 grudnia 2001 r. w sprawie ustalenia i zmiany urzędowych nazw niektórych miejscowości w województwach: dolnośląskim, kujawsko-pomorskim, lubelskim, lubuskim, łódzkim, małopolskim, opolskim, podkarpackim, podlaskim, pomorskim, śląskim, świętokrzyskim, wielkopolskim i zachodniopomorskim oraz obiektów fizjograficznych w województwach lubelskim i lubuskim [Regulation of the Minister of the Internal Affairs and Administration of December 14, 2001 on the establishment and change the official names of localities in the provinces: Lower Silesia, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Lublin, Lubusz, Łódź, Lesser Poland, Opole, Subcarpathia, Podlaskie, Pomerania, Silesia, Świętokrzyskie, Greater Poland and West Pomerania, and physiographical objects in provinces Lublin and Lubusz] (in Polish). Warsaw, Poland: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration. p. 12,710.
^ abc"Ossala, wieś, gmina Osiek — obszar wiejski, powiat staszowski, województwo świętokrzyskie" [Ossala, village, Osiek Commune — rural area, Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Province, Poland]. Topographical map prepared in 1:10,000 scale. Aerial and satellite orthophotomap (in Polish). Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, Poland, Warsaw. 2011. geoportal.gov.pl. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 656.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz (2011). Odwet i Jędrusie (in Polish). Zagnańsk. p. 67.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
