Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship


Pleśna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Będzino, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
It is situated in the historic region of Farther Pomerania near the Baltic coast, approximately west of Będzino, west of Koszalin, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The village has a population of 30.
The settlement was first mentioned in a 1334 deed, when the estates passed to the possessions held by the Prince-Bishops of Cammin. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. Under Nazi administration, the place was temporarily renamed Roonshagen and became the site of a Luftwaffe proving ground. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notable residents