Gogolin

For other places with the same name, see Gogolin.

Gogolin
Skyline of Gogolin
Flag of Gogolin Flag Coat of arms of Gogolin Coat of arms
Gogolin
Coordinates:
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Krapkowice
Gmina	Gogolin
Area
• 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.

Geology and palaeontology

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

Population

Population from 1782-2005.

Year Population 1783 312 1830 515 1844 790 1855 1,362 1861 1,533 1885 2,789 1900 3,218

Year Population 1910 3,280 1933 4,132 1939 5,073 1980 6,000 1995 6,635 2000 6,383 2005 6,045

External links

• Official town webpage
• Jewish Community in Gogolin on Virtual Shtetl