Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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.
Economy
Wólka Kosowska has businesses ran by Asian immigrants, mostly Chinese and Vietnamese, centered at a local shopping centre.[2][3][4][5]
History
In 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
On 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]
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