St. Otto

The Catholic Church of St. Otto in Pasewalk is a neo-Gothic hall church made of brick from the 19th century. The parish church belongs to the deanery of Western Pomerania of the Archdiocese of Berlin.
In the 19th century, only a few Catholics lived in the region around Pasewalk due to the Reformation. This changed successively with the construction of the telegraph office and the construction of the railway. Initially, pastoral care was taken over by a pastor from Hoppenwalde, which is now a district of Eggesin. From 1857 to 1858, lay instruction took place on the initiative of a family of civil servants in Pasewalk, which also included a service in the north chapel of St. Mary's Church. On November 18, 1860, the missionary priest Wilhelm Kraetzig took over the parish. A year later, the church acquired a former brewery at Marktstraße 8. The kiln for the malt was converted into a chapel, a living room as a classroom. In addition, apartments for teachers and clergy were built. The first service took place on 25 August 1861; a few weeks later, permission was obtained to build a private Catholic school.

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