Gostyń
Sign in to saveGostyń (, , 1941-45: Gostingen) is a town in western Poland, seat of the Gostyń County and Gmina Gostyń in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (from 1975 to 1998 in Leszno Voivodship). According to 31 December 2023 data its population was 27,846.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gostyń
- Region
- województwo wielkopolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 20,771
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gostyń
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Gostyń COA.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Klasztor Gostyn.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Basilica on the Holy Mountain, Głogówko
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gostyń
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Gostyń
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
Key dates
- Inception
- 1275
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Gostyń
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +20210
- Area
- +10.79
- Elevation
- +90
- Official website
- www.gostyn.pl
- Image
- Klasztor Gostyn.jpg
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Gostyń (, , 1941-45: Gostingen) is a town in western Poland, seat of the Gostyń County and Gmina Gostyń in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (from 1975 to 1998 in Leszno Voivodship). According to 31 December 2023 data its population was 27,846.
The main landmark of Gostyń is Basilica of Święta Góra (Holy Hill), the main Marian sanctuary of the archdiocese of Poznań and a masterpiece of Pompeo Ferrari, with the monastery of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.