Nowy Tomyśl
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | |
| County | Nowy Tomyśl County | |
| Gmina | Gmina Nowy Tomyśl | |
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| • 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.
Nowy Tomyśl houses since 2012 the tallest wind turbines in the world.
External links
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