Otok, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Otok
Village
Ruins of the former palace in Otok
Ruins of the former palace in Otok
Otok is located in Poland
Otok
Otok
Coordinates: 53°58′48″N 15°12′38″E / 53.98000°N 15.21056°E / 53.98000; 15.21056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyGryfice
GminaGryfice
Population
275
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZGY

Otok [ˈɔtɔk] 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.[2]

The village has a population of 275.

History

The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967.[3] Following the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania. From the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia and from 1871 to 1945 also Germany.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Gmina Gryfice (2014), Otok. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013.
  3. ^ Labuda, Gerard (1993). "Chrystianizacja Pomorza (X–XIII stulecie)". Studia Gdańskie (in Polish). Vol. IX. Gdańsk-Oliwa. p. 47.


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