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Village in Kociewie For other places with the same name, see Osieczna. Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Osieczna
Village
Immaculate Conception church in OsiecznaImmaculate Conception church in Osieczna
Osieczna is located in PolandOsiecznaOsieczna
Coordinates: 53°46′17″N 18°12′18″E / 53.77139°N 18.20500°E / 53.77139; 18.20500
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyStarogard
GminaOsieczna
First mentioned1664
Population855
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGST

Osieczna is a village in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osieczna. It lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański and 72 km (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Osieczna was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 44.
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