Goscino
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Gościno g 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
. 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.
Prior to 1945 the area was part of Germany
, and the village was named Groß Jestin. During earlier centuries Groß Jestin had been a domain owned and farmed out by the town of Kolberg. 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.
Before the end of World War II
Groß Jestin 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.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Gościno
Gmina Goscino
Gmina Gościno is an urban-rural gmina in Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Gościno, which lies approximately south-east of Kołobrzeg and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...
. It lies in Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania, Further Pomerania, Transpomerania or Eastern Pomerania , which before the German-Polish border shift of 1945 comprised the eastern part of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania, roughly stretching from the Oder River in the West to Pomerelia in the East...
, approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Kołobrzeg (Kolberg) and 100 km (62 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
(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.Prior to 1945 the area was part of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and the village was named Groß Jestin. During earlier centuries Groß Jestin had been a domain owned and farmed out by the town of Kolberg. It had been bought by the town's magistrate in the 14th century from the abbot of Doberan Abbey
Doberan Abbey
Doberan Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The church continues in use as Doberan Minster ....
. Around 1780 the domain included 16 farm houses.
Before the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Groß Jestin was located in Landkreis Kolberg-Körlin
Landkreis Kolberg-Körlin
Kolberg-Körlin was a Landkreis in the Prussian Province of Pomerania between 1872 and 1945...
of the Province of Pomerania
Province of Pomerania
The Province of Pomerania was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 until 1945. Afterwards its territory became part of Allied-occupied Germany and Poland....
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
.
Since 1 January 2011 Gościno has had the status of a town.