Otok, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Otok
Village
Destroyed palace in Otok
Otok
Coordinates: 53°58′48″N 15°12′38″E / 53.98000°N 15.21056°E / 53.98000; 15.21056
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

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Gryfice

Seat	Gryfice

Villages	Barkowo Baszewice Borzęcin Dobrzyń Dziadowo Górzyca Grądy Jasiel Kołomąć Kukań Lubieszewo Łopianów Niedźwiedziska Ościęcin Otok Prusinowo Przybiernówko Raduń Rotnowo Rybokarty Rzęskowo Sikory Skalin Smolęcin Stawno Świeszewo Trzygłów Waniorowo Wilczkowo Witno Zaleszczyce Zielin

Coordinates: 53°58′48″N 15°12′38″E / 53.98000°N 15.21056°E / 53.98000; 15.21056

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.