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
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]

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
↑ German War Graves Commission

Gmina Stare Czarnowo

Seat	Stare Czarnowo

Other villages	Będogoszcz Binówko Binowo Dębina Dobropole Gryfińskie Gliniec Glinna Kartno Kołbacz Kołówko Kołowo Komorówko Małolesie Modrzewko Nieznań Osetne Pole Węglino Żelewo Żelisławiec

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

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