Nowy Tomyśl | |
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![]() Nowy Tomyśl town hall | |
Coordinates: 52°19′0″N16°8′0″E / 52.31667°N 16.13333°E Coordinates: 52°19′0″N16°8′0″E / 52.31667°N 16.13333°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Nowy Tomyśl County |
Gmina | 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).
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.
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Nowy Sącz is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. Founded by king Wenceslaus II on 8 November 1292, New Sacz is one of the oldest cities in the Lesser Poland region, with a population of around 83,896 as of 2018.
Nowy Tomyśl County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Nowy Tomyśl, which lies 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Opalenica, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nowy Tomyśl, Zbąszyń, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Nowy Tomyśl, and Lwówek, 16 km (10 mi) north of Nowy Tomyśl.
Gmina Nowy Tomyśl is an urban-rural gmina in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowy Tomyśl, which lies approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Gmina Lwówek is an urban-rural gmina in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Lwówek, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Nowy Tomyśl and 51 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Gmina Opalenica is an urban-rural gmina in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Opalenica, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Nowy Tomyśl and 36 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Gmina Zbąszyń is an urban-rural gmina in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Zbąszyń, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Nowy Tomyśl and 70 km (43 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Boruja Kościelna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Nowy Tomyśl and 56 km (35 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Chojniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Nowy Tomyśl and 56 km (35 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Jastrzębsko Stare is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Nowy Tomyśl and 59 km (37 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Kozie Laski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Nowy Tomyśl and 51 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Paproć is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Nowy Tomyśl and 55 km (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Róża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Nowy Tomyśl and 47 km (29 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Sątopy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nowy Tomyśl and 49 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Stary Tomyśl is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Nowy Tomyśl and 52 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Lipka Wielka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Lwówek, 12 km (7 mi) north of Nowy Tomyśl, and 49 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Bolewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miedzichowo, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Nowy Tomyśl and 55 km (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Porażyn-Dworzec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opalenica, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Opalenica, 11 km (7 mi) east of Nowy Tomyśl, and 45 km (28 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Chrośnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbąszyń, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Zbąszyń, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Nowy Tomyśl, and 65 km (40 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
Polonia Nowy Tomyśl is a Polish football club located in the western town of Nowy Tomyśl. In the 2010-11 season they participated in the II Liga West, one of two regional divisions in the third tier. Having finished second bottom in that season, they were relegated to a regional division in the fourth tier III Liga. They regularly participate in the Polish Cup.
The Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines are wind turbines which used to be the tallest in the world. They are situated in Paproć, a village near Nowy Tomyśl in Poland and were erected in 2012. Each of these two wind turbines has a generating capacity of 2500 kW. Both rotors have a diameter of 100 metres and are mounted on 160 metre tall free-standing lattice towers, which are the tallest free-standing lattice towers in Poland.