Ochla ' is a village

Village

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 in the administrative district of Gmina Zielona Góra

Gmina Zielona Góra

Gmina Zielona Góra is a rural gmina in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the city of Zielona Góra, although the city is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, within Zielona Góra County

Zielona Góra County

Zielona Góra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Zielona Góra, although the city...

, Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship

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, in western Poland. It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) south of Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....

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The village has a population of 1,544.

History

Ochla exists since 13th century and it came into being at the edge of the forest. Both Polish and the common German name which used to function among the inhabitants of Ochla testify to it, "Lednicza" (Old Polish: "clearing") and "Romisdorf" (there was a couple of variants of the name), respectively.

Historic Buildings

• Holy Trinitity's parish church - gothic from XIII century. Built of field stone and turfy ore.
• Palace from 13th century.
• Manor house from 17th century.
• On the eastern part of the village there is a railway station of the non-existent any more railway of Szprotawa.