Gościno
Gościno | |
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| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Kołobrzeg |
| Gmina | Gościno |
| Population | 2,332 |
Gościno [ɡɔɕˈt͡ɕinɔ] (German: Groß Jestin) is a small town in Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gościno.[1] It lies in Farther Pomerania, approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Kołobrzeg (Kolberg) and 100 km (62 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin (Stettin).
The town has a population of 2,332.
History
The earliest documentation of the village of Goscino appears in the year 1238 as a property of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. A main tourist site in Goscino, the Church of St. Andrzej Bobola, houses a cup-shaped baptismal font hewn from one Gotland limestone boulder, from the 12th and 13th centuries. It is one of the few sacred relics of this kind in Western Pomerania.[2]
Prior to 1945 the area was part of Germany. During earlier centuries the town had been a domain owned and farmed out by the town of Kołobrzeg.[citation needed] It had been bought by the town's magistrate in the 14th century from the abbot of Doberan Abbey. Around 1780 the domain included 16 farm houses.[citation needed]
Before the end of World War II it was located in Landkreis Kolberg-Körlin of the Province of Pomerania. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
Since 1 January 2011 Gościno has had the status of a town.
See also
References
External links
- List of municipalities in Kolberg-Körlin
- A Brief History of Pomerania
- Website der Gemeinde (BIP) (polnisch)
- Webseite mit Informationen über das Dorf (deutsch)
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