Otok, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
For other places with the same name, see Otok (disambiguation).
| Otok | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Destroyed palace in Otok | |
  Otok | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′48″N 15°12′38″E / 53.98000°N 15.21056°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Gryfice |
| Gmina | Gryfice |
| Population | 275 |
Otok [ˈɔtɔk] (German: Woedtke) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Gryfice and 75 km (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Before 1945 the area was part of the German Province of Pomerania. 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 275.
Notable residents
- Peter Ernst Wilde (1732–1785), physician
- Helmut Borchardt (1917–1945), highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht
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Coordinates: 53°58′48″N 15°12′38″E / 53.98000°N 15.21056°E