Otwock
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| County | Otwock County | ||
| Gmina | Otwock (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 15th century | ||
| Town rights | 1916 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Zbigniew Szczepaniak | ||
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| - Total | 47.33 km² (18.3 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 100 m (328 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 43,247 | ||
| - Density | 913.7/km² (2,366.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 05-400 to 05-402 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 022 | ||
| Car plates | WOT | ||
| Website: http://www.otwock.pl | |||
Otwock [ˈɔtfɔt͡sk] (
listen) is a town in central Poland, some 25 km SE of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants (2004). The City is situated on the right side of the Vistula Bank below the Swider River. The city is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer.
Otwock is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Otwock County.
Irena Sendler, the Polish humanitarian who saved thousands of Jewish children during the Holocaust, was born in Otwock in 1910.
[edit] Twin towns
Lennestadt, Saint-Amand-Montrond
[edit] See also
- Świdermajer - The characteristic architecture in the area
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