Osina, Goleniów County

For other places with the same name, see Osina (disambiguation).
Osina
Village
Osina
Coordinates: 53°36′20″N 15°0′49″E / 53.60556°N 15.01361°E / 53.60556; 15.01361
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Goleniów
Gmina Osina
Population 960
Website http://www.osina.pl/

Osina [ɔˈɕina] (German: Schönhagen) is a village in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osina.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Goleniów and 36 km (22 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 960.

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Coordinates: 53°36′20″N 15°0′49″E / 53.60556°N 15.01361°E / 53.60556; 15.01361


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