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Gostyn county (Poland)

Powiat Gostyński, Wielkopolskie vojvodship

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[Gostyn county flag] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 3 Dec 2002 Other Gostyō county pages: See also:

Gostyō county flag

Gostyō county (Powiat Gostyński), Wielkopolskie vojvodship, consists of the communes (gminy) Borek Wielkopolski, Gostyń, Krobia, Pępowo, Piaski, Pogorzela, Poniec.
GOSTYŌ County - WIELKOPOLSKIE Voivodship - Old German name: ...Gostyn.
From written description at this webpage:
"...according to the Decision of the County Council the flag of the Gostyn County is a tricolor, from top - gold; middle - light blue; bottom - red. Contrary to that, the media reports describe the top-color as yellow..."
The Polish name has a little slash over "n", which makes it sound like a Spanish "n" with the little friendly wave on top of it.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 3 Dec 2002

Gostyō county Coat of Arms

[Gostyn county Coat of Arms] image from this website.

Bigger image on this webpage.    Description:
The shield is divided in the form of a turned "T". The dexter field shows a golden dome on bright blue. The sinister field has the Wielkopolskie eagle on red. The bottom field has on white three red towers; the middle one is slightly bigger and the ones on the sides have both a bright blue roof.
The golden dome shows the basilica on the holy mountain, devoted to the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary.
The red background with the Wielkopolskie eagle is a historic Coat of Arms.
The three red towers symbolise the Coat of Arms of the city of Gostyn.
The colors and flag of the county is Yellow - Blue - Red, but the form is still unknown.
Jens Pattke, 5 Oct 2002