Osława
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The Osława (German: Oslawa, Czech: Oslava, Ukrainian: Ослава - Oslava) is a river in SE Poland. Its name comes from the ancient west slavic dialect word osła, meaning "stone". It begins in the Bieszczady mountains and flows through western Sanok Land. The river ultimately flows into the San River at Zaslaw, north of Zagórz.
Main tributaries
Flows; Czarny, Gleboki, Wloszaczycza, Duszatynski, Rzepedz, Czaszynski, Bannicza, Koniow, Ustmikowa, Tarnawka, Osławica and Kalniczka.Villages
main sections; Maniow, Wola Michowa, Smolnik, Mikow, Duszatyn, Balnica, Jawornik, Preluki, Turzansk, Rzepedz, Szczawne, Kulaszne, Wysoczany, Mokre, Morochow, Tarnawa Dolna, Zagorz and Zaslaw.The Oslawa river must have been an important trade route and human settlement axis as early as 9th or 10th century. In the 14th century, the first dams were built to protect agricultural lands. Before World War II, the Oslawa line, was designated as the wild frontier between Poles and Lemkos.
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