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Gołańcz is a town in Wągrowiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,333 inhabitants (2010).

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Place details

Locality
Gołańcz
Region
województwo wielkopolskie
Country
Polska
Population
3,375
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Gołańcz
Settlement.image_shield
POL Gołańcz COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag
POL Gołańcz flag.svg
Settlement.image_skyline
Gołańcz 714-29.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Saint Lawrence church
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Greater Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wągrowiec
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Gołańcz
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1222
Settlement.established_title2
Town rights
Settlement.established_date2
14th century
Settlement.area_total_km2
12.63

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Gołańcz is a town in Wągrowiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,333 inhabitants (2010).

==History== thumb|left|Castle Gołańcz was first mentioned in a document from 1222. It was granted town rights in the 14th century. It was a private town of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Kcynia County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. The Gołańczewski noble family hailed from the town, including Maciej Gołańczewski, bishop of Kujawy from 1324 to 1364. In 1656 the town was fiercely defended by the Poles during the Swedish invasion of Poland (Deluge), but was eventually captured by the Swedes who then massacred the surviving defenders.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gołańcz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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