Gogolin

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title: "Gogolin" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-silesia", "cities-and-towns-in-opole-voivodeship", "krapkowice-county"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogolin" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameGogolin
image_flagPOL Gogolin flag.svg
image_shieldPOL Gogolin COA.svg
image_skylineGogolin kopia.jpg
pushpin_mapPoland
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Opole
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Krapkowice
subdivision_type3Gmina
subdivision_name3Gogolin
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1223
established_title2Town rights
established_date21967
area_total_km220.35
population_as_of2019-06-30
population_total6682
population_density_km2auto
coordinates
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code47-320
registration_plateOKR
blank_name_sec2Highways
blank_info_sec2[[File:A4-PL.svg
blank1_name_sec2Voivodeship roads
blank1_info_sec2[[File:DW409-PL.svg
websitehttp://gogolin.pl
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| name = Gogolin | image_flag = POL Gogolin flag.svg | image_shield = POL Gogolin COA.svg | image_skyline = Gogolin kopia.jpg | pushpin_map = Poland | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship | subdivision_name1 = Opole | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Krapkowice | subdivision_type3 = Gmina | subdivision_name3 = Gogolin | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1223 | established_title2 = Town rights | established_date2 = 1967 | area_total_km2 = 20.35 | population_as_of = 2019-06-30 | population_total = 6682 | population_density_km2 = auto | coordinates = | elevation_m = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 47-320 | registration_plate = OKR | blank_name_sec2 = Highways | blank_info_sec2 = [[File:A4-PL.svg|32px|link=A4 autostrada (Poland)]] | blank1_name_sec2 = Voivodeship roads | blank1_info_sec2 = [[File:DW409-PL.svg|32px]] [[File:DW423-PL.svg|32px]] [[File:DW424-PL.svg|32px]] | website = http://gogolin.pl Gogolin is a town in southern Poland, in Opole Voivodeship, in Krapkowice County. It has 6,682 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Gmina Gogolin.

Geology and palaeontology

Gogolin gives its name to the Gogolin Formation whose strata were first exposed here.

History

| image1 = 2012-02 Gogolin 44.jpg | image2 = Gogolin Kościół ewangelicki.jpg | caption1 = Catholic Sacred Heart church | caption2 = Lutheran Church The oldest known mention of Gogolin, under its Old Polish name Gogolino, comes from a 1223 document of Wawrzyniec, bishop of Wrocław. It was then part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), then along with Bohemia it was under Austrian rule, before it was annexed by Prussia in the 18th century, and then became part of the German Empire in 1871. Administratively, Gogolin was located in the Province of Silesia from 1815 until 1919, and then the Province of Upper Silesia until 1945. It was one of the few places whose original Polish name has never been Germanized.

In the 19th century, the exploitation of local limestone deposits began on an industrial scale, and the first lime kilns were built. In the event, the town remained in the Weimar Republic. During World War II the Germans established a forced labour camp for Poles and Jews and two labour camps (E131 and E132) of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs at Łambinowice. About 30 buildings were destroyed in the final stages of the war in 1945.

The Potsdam Conference of 1945 defined the Oder-Neisse line as the border between Poland and newly formed East Germany, pending a peace conference with Germany which never took place, and Gogolin became again part of Poland.

A high school was established in 1948, and in 1967 Gogolin was granted town rights.

The town is known for its old regional folk song Poszła Karolinka do Gogolina, which is a symbol regional Polish traditions. The song's characters of Karolinka and Karlik are depicted in the town's coat of arms, along with a lime kiln, alluding to the town's traditions. There is also a monument of Karolinka and Karlik in the town centre.

Population

Population in 1782–2005.

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YearPopulation
1783312
1830515
1844790
18551,362
18611,533
18852,789
19003,218
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YearPopulation
19103,280
19334,132
19395,073
19806,000
19956,635
20006,383
20056,045
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Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Gogolin.

Notable people

Gallery

Gogolin 002.jpg|Town center at night with the culture centre on the left Mogiła powstańców.JPG|Mass grave of Polish insurgents of 1921 Piece ujęcie 3.JPG|Old lime kilns 2012-02 Gogolin 37.jpg|Polish Post office 2012-02 Gogolin 79.jpg|Municipal library 2012-02 Gogolin 97.jpg|Indoor sports hall

References

References

  1. (2019-10-15). "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". Statistics Poland.
  2. "Atrakcje turystyczne".
  3. Also a train station was built, and Gogolin enjoyed railway connections with [[Opole]] (then Germanized as ''Oppeln''), [[Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  4. "Obóz pracy - Zwangsarbeitslager Gogolin".
  5. "Working Parties".
  6. Geoffrey K. Roberts, Patricia Hogwood. (2013). "The Politics Today Companion to West European Politics". Oxford University Press.
  7. "Poszła Karolinka do Gogolina".
  8. "Herb i flaga miasta Gogolin".
  9. link. (2017-11-14 – 1995, 2000, 2005: [http://www.stat.gov.pl/bdr_n/app/strona.indeks])

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