Ocieka | |
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Village | |
 Traditional House in Ocieka Village | |
  Ocieka | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′N 21°35′E / 50.133°N 21.583°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| County |  Ropczyce-Sędziszów |
| Gmina | Ostrów |
| 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][1] The village lies on the main road between Ropczyce and Mielec. It is situated in the Sandomierz Forest (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.[2]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office(GUS) – TERYT(National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Slownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego" (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 370. Retrieved 2008-09-18.