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.
Odrowąż | |
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Village | |
 Local Catholic church | |
  Odrowąż | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′51″N 19°51′14″E / 49.49750°N 19.85389°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Czarny Dunajec |
| Population | 920 |
In the summer of 1940, the German SS stormed the village and evicted the majority of the people in the village.[2]
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- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 1997 BBC documentary The Nazis: A Warning from History
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