Nowy Tomyśl

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).

Museum of Basketry in Nowy Tomyśl
Nowy Tomyśl
Nowy Tomyśl town hall
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Nowy Tomyśl
Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 16°8′0″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyNowy Tomyśl County
GminaGmina Nowy Tomyśl
Area
  Total5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2006)
  Total15,225
  Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Postal code
64-300, 64-301
Websitehttp://www.nowytomysl.pl

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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