Gogolin
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| Coordinates: 50°29′17″N 18°1′26″E / 50.48806°N 18.02389°E | |||
| Country |
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| Voivodeship | Opole | ||
| County | Krapkowice | ||
| Gmina | Gogolin | ||
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| • 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.
Gogolin gives its name to the Gogolin Formation whose strata were first exposed here.
Population from 1782-2005.
Coordinates: 50°30′N 18°01′E / 50.500°N 18.017°E
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