Wólka Kosowska [ˈvulka kɔˈsɔfska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesznowola, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It is located in the Warsaw metropolitan area, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Lesznowola, 12 km (7 mi) west of Piaseczno, and 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Warsaw.
Wólka Kosowska | |
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Village | |
 Saint Francisco and Jacinta Marto church in Wólka Kosowska | |
  Wólka Kosowska | |
| Coordinates: 52°3′26″N 20°50′32″E / 52.05722°N 20.84222°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Piaseczno |
| Gmina | Lesznowola |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WPI |
Economy
editWólka Kosowska has businesses ran by Asian immigrants, mostly Chinese and Vietnamese, centered at a local shopping centre.[2][3][4][5]
History
editIn 1921, the village had a population of 248, entirely Polish by ethnicity.[6]
In July 2022, September 2023, May 2024 and September 2024, there were single hall fires at the shopping center.[7][8][9][10]
Crime
editOn 14 March 2013, five men carried out an armed robbery of escorts transporting more than 4.2 million złotys to a local bank. The escorts were shot, and, according to a press release from the prosecutor's office, survived only thanks to bulletproof vests.[11]
In 2017, the Polish Internal Security Agency and Border Guard cracked down on several illegal casinos likely run by an Asian criminal group.[12]
On 12 August 2024, a shooting occurred in which a 42-year-old Lithuanian citizen was shot, and soon died. Police arrested a 37-year-old citizen of China suspected of murder.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Chinatown pod Warszawą" (in Polish). 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Wólka Kosowska: Pod Warszawą zagnieździli się podatkowi oszuści" (in Polish).
- ^ "Ba Lan đang cần nhiều lao động từ Việt Nam". BBC News Tiếng Việt (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "Wólka Kosowska – wyprawa 12" (in Polish). 19 March 2017.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 12.
- ^ "Mazowsze. Pożar hali z tekstyliami w Wólce Kosowskiej. Gasiło go 90 strażaków". Polsat News (in Polish). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Wólka Kosowska. Pożar jednej z hal. Na miejscu pracowało 59 zastępów straży". Polsat News (in Polish). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Pożar centrum handlowego w Wólce Kosowskiej". TVN24 (in Polish). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Pożar hali w Wólce Kosowskiej". Piasecznonews.pl (in Polish). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ ""Nie było żadnego: To jest napad! Po prostu zaczęli strzelać im w plecy". Ostatni zatrzymany". TVN24 (in Polish). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Nielegalne kasyna w Wólce Kosowskiej. Prowadziła je azjatycka grupa przestępcza". Polsat News (in Polish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Zabójstwo w Wólce Kosowskiej. Trzech cudzoziemców w areszcie". Polska Agencja Prasowa (in Polish). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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