Gostyń

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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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

Population: 20210
Area: 10.79
Elevation: 90
Official website: www.gostyn.pl
Image: Klasztor Gostyn.jpg

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Commons category: Gostyń
Commons gallery: Gostyń
inception: 1275-00-00
postal code: 63-800
male population: 9726
female population: 10484
P8168: Arefu
P12749: Coelemu

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History
World War II
Demographics
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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.