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Głogówko, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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Głogówko
Settlement
Basilica on the Holy Mountain in GłogówkoBasilica on the Holy Mountain in Głogówko
Głogówko is located in PolandGłogówkoGłogówko
Coordinates: 51°53′9″N 17°2′7″E / 51.88583°N 17.03528°E / 51.88583; 17.03528
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyGostyń
GminaPiaski

Głogówko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Piaski, 2 km (1 mi) north-east of Gostyń, and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.

Holy Mountain Shrine

The basilica minor was modelled after Baldassare Longhena's Santa Maria della Salute in Venice and constructed by polonized Italians Jerzy Catenazzi, Jan Catenazzi and Pompeo Ferrari between 1675 and 1728. The church and monastery of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri were established by Adam Konarzewski and completed by his wife Zofia Krystyna Opalińska. It is one of Poland's official Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated March 27, 2008, and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

See also

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ (in English) "Sanctuary in Święta Góra". www.filipini.gostyn.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
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