Ocieka

Ocieka
Village
Traditional House in Ocieka Village
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. 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.

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