Gogolin
For other places with the same name, see Gogolin.
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  Gogolin | |||
| Coordinates: 50°29′17″N 18°1′26″E / 50.48806°N 18.02389°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Opole | ||
| County | Krapkowice | ||
| Gmina | Gogolin | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 6,077 | ||
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 47-320 | ||
| Website | http://gogolin.pl | ||
Gogolin [ɡɔˈɡɔlʲin] is a town in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship, in Krapkowice County. It has 6,116 inhabitants (2004).
From 1742 to 1945 the town was part of Germany. A large German minority in still remains in Gogolin. The town is also known as Gogolin in German; it is one of the few places in Poland formerly under German rule whose name has never been Germanized.
Geology and palaeontology
Gogolin gives its name to the Gogolin Formation whose strata were first exposed here.
Population
Population from 1782-2005.[1]
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References
- ↑ Population figures: 1784: – 1830: – 1844: – 1855, 1861: – 1885: - 1900: - 1910: – 1933, 1939: – 1995, 2000, 2005:
External links
- Official town webpage
- Jewish Community in Gogolin on Virtual Shtetl
Coordinates: 50°30′N 18°01′E / 50.500°N 18.017°E
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