Otyń
Otyń | |
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 The Market Square (Rynek) | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 67-106 |
| Area code | +48 68 |
| Vehicle registration | FNW |
| Website | http://www.otyn.pl/ |
Otyń [ˈɔtɨɲ] (German: Deutsch-Wartenberg)[2] is a town[3] in western Poland, located in the Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship. As of 2019 it has 1,615 inhabitants. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Nowa Sól and 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Zielona Góra.
History
Otyń was mentioned in 1313.[4] Otyń was located under Polish law, it belonged to the Polish Duchy of Głogów under the Piast dynasty.[4]
Since the late
Catholicism reigned in the city after the war.[4]
The
House of Czartoryski. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the town was a pilgrimage destination for Catholics from both Lower Silesia and Greater Poland.[4]
During World War II, Germans imprisoned Polish forced laborers in the town.[4] In the autumn of 1944, both residents and forced laborers were directed by the Germans to fortification works on the Oder river.[4]
Demographics
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Twin towns – sister cities
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Zmiany na liście polskich miast od 2018 roku - Urbnews.pl". Urbnews.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Historia Gminy Otyń". Urząd Miasta i Gminy Otyń (in Polish). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 33.
External links
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