Otwock
Sign in to saveOtwock (; ) is a city in the Masovian Voivodeship in east-central Poland, some south-east of Warsaw, with 43,895 inhabitants (2024). Otwock is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. It is situated on the right bank of the Vistula River, below the mouth of the Świder River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Świdermajer.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Otwock
- Settlement.image_skyline
- PL Otwock 23 Kościelna Street.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Świdermajer-styled house in Otwock
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Otwock COA.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flaga Otwocka.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Otwock
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Otwock (urban gmina)
- Settlement.leader_party
- PiS
- Settlement.leader_title
- City mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jarosław Margielski
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- World War II
- Life in the Ghetto
- Post-war period
- Sights
- Economy
- Sports
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
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Otwock (; ) is a city in the Masovian Voivodeship in east-central Poland, some south-east of Warsaw, with 43,895 inhabitants (2024). Otwock is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. It is situated on the right bank of the Vistula River, below the mouth of the Świder River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Świdermajer.
It is the capital of Otwock County. The town covers an area of . Forested areas make up 23% of the territory, and there are several nature reserves.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Otwock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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