Ocieka
Ocieka | |
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Village | |
Traditional House in Ocieka Village | |
| 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. 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.