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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.

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Gostyń is a city in Poland, located within the administrative entity of Gmina Gostyń. It is situated in the Greater Poland region and has an elevation of 90 meters above sea level. The city was established in 1275 and covers an area of 10.79 square kilometers. Its postal code is 63-800, and it is described in the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron.

The population of Gostyń is recorded as 20,296, comprising 9,726 males and 10,484 females. Another source lists the population as 20,771. The city is located in Europe and operates on the Europe/Warsaw timezone. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 15.59 degrees, humidity of 72 percent, pressure of 1030, and wind speed of 3.36.

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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
1270s
Settlement.established_title2
Town rights
Settlement.established_date2
1278
Settlement.area_total_km2
10.79
Settlement.population_as_of
2023
Settlement.population_total
27846

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Poland
Located in
Gmina Gostyń
Continent
Europe
Population
20210
Area
10.79
Elevation
90
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.gostyn.pl
Image
Klasztor Gostyn.jpg
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Commons category
Gostyń
Commons gallery
Gostyń
inception
1275-00-00
category for people born here
Category:Births in Gostyń
postal code
63-800
different from
Gostyń
male population
9726
female population
10484
P8168
Arefu
P12749
Coelemu
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Transport
  • History
  • World War II
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Gallery
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

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.

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

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