Osowa Sień

Osowa Sień
Village
Palace
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Wschowa
Gmina	Wschowa
Population  (2010)	1,132
Postal code	67-400
Area code	(+48) 65
Car plates	FWS

Osowa Sień [ɔˈsɔva ˈɕɛɲ] (German Röhrsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wschowa, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Wschowa and 59 km (37 mi) east of Zielona Góra.

Etymology

The current name of the village is literally a house in the aspen and appears in Polish historical sources also as Ossowa Sień or Ossowasień. The German name is derived from the name of a German settler Rüdiger and occurs in older versions as Rüdigersdorf or later shortened Röhrsdorf.

History

The first mention of the village dates from 1325 and then was called Rudegeri Villa.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

Heritage

Church

Manor house

The Church of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, built in the 14th century, is the oldest historical building in Osowa Sień. It is a single-aisle building, made of stone with a use of bricks. Baroque interior comes from the 18th century. Inside there is as well the sculpture of Christ from the 16th century and the Renaissance tombstones of a former landlords from Żychliński and Ossowski family.

In the village there is also the neoclassical palace complex built between 1890-1904 and Classicist manor from the beginning of the 19th century, both surrounded by large park areas.

Notable residents

• Leonie Ossowki (born Jolanthe von Brandenstein in 1925); author

Bibliography

• Martin Sprungala: Wsie na pograniczu głogowsko-wielkopolskim. Zarys dziejów wybranych miejscowości. Sława - Wijewo 2010, ISBN 978-83-932235-0-3