Osinów Dolny
Osinów Dolny ( German Niederwutzen ) is a village in Poland in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, powiat Gryfiński, community Cedynia with about 180 inhabitants ( as of 2004).
Geographical location
Osinów Dolny ( Niederwutzen ) is the westernmost town in Poland. It lies on the voivodship road 124 ( droga wojewódzka 124). The border crossing to Germany leads to the B 158 The German neighbor is Hohenwutzen.
History
Between 1936 and 1939 a paper mill was built. As a result of the Second World War came Niederwutzen 1945 as Osinów Dolny Poland. The Red Army dismantled the paper mill, the building remained unused as a ruin. In 1993, the border crossing was opened by Germany to traffic; In the same year 3.6 million German crossed the border. After the opening of the border trade with the Germans to the most important economic factor of the village was. There was a so-called bazaar with shops. The bazaar is the largest on the German -Polish border. Furthermore flourished fuel tourism from Germany. In recent years, Osinów Dolny developed into a " village of hairdressers ", 150 of the 200 inhabitants to practice this profession.