Powiat Gostyński

Powiat Gostyński
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Greater Poland
County town :	Gostyń
Area :	810.34 km 2
Residents :	75,917 (June 30, 2019)
Population density :	94 inhabitants / km 2
License plate :	PGS
Circle structure
Municipalities :	0
Urban and rural communities :	5
Rural communities :	2
Starostei (as of 2011)
Starost :	Andrzej Pospieszyński
Address:	ul.Wrocławska 256 63-800 Gostyń
Website :	www.powiat.gostyn.pl

Basilica on the Holy Mountain (koło Gostynia)

Wooden church of Domachowo in Gmina Krobia

Krobia Market Square

Dwór szlachecki in Grabonóg from 1749

The powiat Gostyński is a powiat (district) in the south of the Polish Greater Poland Voivodeship . The administrative seat is in the district town of Gostyń . The neighboring powiat are in the north of the Powiat Śremski , in the northeast of the Powiat Jarociński , in the east of the Powiat Krotoszyński , in the south Powiat Rawicki , in the west Powiat Leszczyński and in the northwest of the Powiat Kościański .

geography

The powiat has an area of ​​810.3 km², on which 75,684 inhabitants live. The population density is 94 inhabitants / km² (2019).

Demographics

(Information from June 30, 2005):

	population		of which female		of which male
Total population	75,678	100%	38,405	50.7%	37,273	49.3%
of which in cities	31,961	100%	16,525	51.7%	15'436	48.3%
of which in communities	43,717	100%	21,880	50.0%	21,837	50.0%

politics

List of starosts

• Elżbieta Palka
• Andrzej Pospieszyński

Partner county

A partnership with the Unterallgäu district has existed since November 21, 2001 .
Since 2002, a regular student exchange between the Lyceum of Gostyń and carried Joseph Bernhart -Gymnasium of Untertürkheim .

Economy and Infrastructure

Important companies are:

Pudliszki SA	one of the largest manufacturers of ready-made foods in Poland
Wix-Fitron SA	Manufacturer in the field of production of car filters
Mróz Sp. Z oo	Meat processing plant
Rexam Szkło Gostyń	Manufacturer of glass packaging
Dairy cooperative	Manufacturer of a range of dairy products
various	Production of carriages and sports carriages

traffic

National road DK 12 and regional road 434 run through the district.
The nearest international airports are in Poznan and Wroclaw.

Educational institutions

number	Educational institution	Remarks
eight	Preschools	selection
a	Day nursery	Sloneczko , privately run
six	general preschools	two of which are privately owned
a	Sister order
eight	Elementary schools	three of them in the city of Gostyń, 2018 students in total
two	High schools	both in the city of Gostyń, totaling 1036 students
a	music school	Panstwowa Szkola Muzyczna I stopnia (since 1994)
two	further training	Attendance following a high school education possible
two	Professional development centers	Osrodek Doskonalenia Zawodowego and Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodowego

Culture and sights

Rokosowo Castle around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection

Tourist destinations are:

• The most visited place by tourists is the Holy Mountain (Święta Góra). There is a church and a monastery of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri . The basilica was built from 1675 to 1728. The church is famous for the cult of the miraculous painting of the Mother of God with the baby Jesus, which was given to the church in 1542. Estimates speak of 100,000 pilgrims from all over Poland annually.
• The oldest monument is the parish church of St. Margaret, built between 1418 and 1468.
• Wooden church in Domachowo
• Rokosowo Castle
• Gogolewo Castle
• Gostyń Regional Museum
• Museum of Blessed Edmund Bojanowski in Grabonóg.
• Jan Peda Museum of Old Cars in Gostyń.
• Gallery for sculpture by Czesław Ptak
• Pępowo offers many opportunities for horse riding and hunting

Communities

The powiat comprises five urban-and-rural municipalities and two rural municipalities :

Urban-and-rural parishes Borek Wielkopolski ( Borek ) Gostyń ( Gostyn ) Krobia ( Kröben ) Pogorzela ( Pogorzela ) Poniec (Punitz)

Rural communities Pępowo (Pempowo) Piaski (Sandberg)

literature

• Powiat Gostyński. ISBN 83-7296-076-3 .

Web links

Commons : Powiat Gostyński  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the Friends of Krotoschin County

Footnotes

1. ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Partnerships of the Unterallgäu. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 15, 2008 ; Retrieved November 7, 2008 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Mutual declaration of cooperation. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 22, 2008 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
4. ↑ Mutual declaration of cooperation. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 22, 2008 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
5. ^ Education in Gostyń, figures from September 2005. Accessed November 22, 2008 .