Gmina Gostyń

Gostyń [ˈɡɔstɨɲ] (German: Gostyn, 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 30 June 2004 data its population was 20,746. The total area of Gostyń is 10.79 square kilometres (4.17 sq mi). The town comprises 1% of the area of the county and 8% of the commune, according to Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 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.

Gostyń County (Polish: powiat gostyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gostyń, which lies 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Krobia, 11 km (7 mi) south of Gostyń, Poniec, 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Gostyń, Borek Wielkopolski, 17 km (11 mi) east of Gostyń, and Pogorzela, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Gostyń. The county covers an area of 810.34 square kilometres (312.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 75,683, out of which the population of Gostyń is 20,588, that of Krobia is 4,022, that of Poniec is 2,875, that of Borek Wielkopolski is 2,486, that of Pogorzela is 1,974, and the rural population is 43,738.

Głogówko [ɡwɔˈɡufkɔ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Piaski, 2 km (1 mi) north-east of Gostyń, and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Bogusławki [bɔɡuˈswafki] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Gostyń and 57 km (35 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Podrzecze [pɔˈdʐɛt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-west of Piaski, 2 km (1 mi) south-east of Gostyń, and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań. Approximately 100 graves dating from ca. 12th century BC have been discovered near Podrzecze. Often the deceased were put on a pyre and in the grave the items he used in his life. Nearly 140 different types of items were found. There were also animal graves - it is one of six animal mass graves in Poland dating back to the Lusatian culture, including the only one in Poland for horses.

Brzezie [ˈbʐɛʑɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Gostyń and 59 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Brzezie-Huby [ˈbʐɛʑɛ ˈxubɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Gostyń and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Poraj [ˈpɔrai̯] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Gostyń and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Dusina [duˈɕina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Gostyń and 55 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Grabonóg [ɡraˈbɔnuk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Piaski, 3 km (2 mi) east of Gostyń, and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Czachorowo [t͡ʂaxɔˈrɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Gostyń and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Drzęczewo Drugie [dʐɛnˈt͡ʂɛvɔ ˈdruɡʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Piaski, 4 km (2 mi) north-east of Gostyń, and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.