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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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
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- 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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