Glinna

Glinna
Village

War cemetery
Glinna
Coordinates: 53°17′N 14°43′E / 53.283°N 14.717°E / 53.283; 14.717
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfino
Gmina Stare Czarnowo
Population 340

Glinna [ˈɡlinna] (German: Glien) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Stare Czarnowo, 16 km (10 mi) east of Gryfino, and 18 km (11 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 340 and is the location of a German War Cemetery with about 13,000 graves[2]

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Coordinates: 53°17′00″N 14°43′00″E / 53.2833°N 14.7167°E / 53.2833; 14.7167

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