Nowy Tomyśl
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| Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 16°8′0″E / 52.31667°N 16.13333°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Nowy Tomyśl |
| Gmina | Nowy Tomyśl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 15,225 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 64-300, 64-301 |
| Website | http://www.nowytomysl.pl |
Nowy Tomyśl [ˈnɔvɨ ˈtɔmɨɕl] (German: Neutomischel) is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nowy Tomyśl County. The population is 15,627 (2004).
History
The town has a long tradition of wickerwork. In the main town square stands a wicker basket woven in 2006, measuring 17 metres (56 ft) long, 9 m wide and 7.7 m high, entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest basket. The town also has a Museum of Basketry and Hop Growing, which is one of the branches of the National Museum of Agriculture in Szreniawa. Next to the museum is a small zoo.
Since 2012, Nowy Tomyśl has been the site of one of the tallest wind turbines in the world.
Notable people
- Sławomir Busch (born 1998), Polish volleyball player
- Mateusz Kościukiewicz (born 1986), Polish actor
- Paweł Najdek (born 1973), Polish weightlifter
- Tomasz Tomiak (1967–2020), Polish rower
External links
Media related to Nowy Tomyśl at Wikimedia Commons
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