Buk, Police County

Buk
Buk
Village
	Saint Anthony of Padua Church
	Buk
	Coordinates: 53°29′59″N 14°21′15″E / 53.49972°N 14.35417°E / 53.49972; 14.35417
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Police
Gmina	Dobra
Population	250
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ZPL

Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Buk [buk] (German: Böck)^[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobra, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the border with Germany.^[2] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) north-west of Dobra, 15 km (9 mi) west of Police, and 18 km (11 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

The village has a population of 250.

A landmark in Buk is the medieval Gothic Saint Anthony of Padua church.

There is a memorial statue to the writer Elizabeth von Arnim in the village, which is close to Rzedziny (German: Nassenheide), home to von Arnim from 1891 to 1908.

References

^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).

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[1] Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer

[TERYT-2] "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).