Osieczna, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Osieczna.

Osieczna
Village
Immaculate Conception church in Osieczna
Osieczna
Coordinates: 53°46′17″N 18°12′18″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Starogard
Gmina	Osieczna
First mentioned	1664
Population  (2022)	855
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GST

Osieczna [ɔˈɕɛt͡ʂna] is a village in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osieczna.[1] 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.[2]

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.

Categor:Villages in Kociewie