Głogówko, Greater Poland Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Głogówko (disambiguation).
Głogówko
Settlement

Basilica on the Holy Mountain in Głogówko.
Głogówko
Coordinates: 51°53′9″N 17°2′7″E / 51.88583°N 17.03528°E / 51.88583; 17.03528
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Gostyń
Gmina Piaski

Głogówko [ɡwɔˈɡufkɔ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] 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 Monastery

The basilica of Holy Mountain monastery in Głogówko was modelled after the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice and constructed by polonized Italians Jerzy Catenazzi, Jan Catenazzi and Pompeo Ferrari between 1675 and 1728 according to original design by Baldassarre Longhena.[2] The church and monastery of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri were established by Adam Konarzewski and completed by his wife Zofia Krystyna Opalińska.[2]

The monastery is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated March 27, 2008, and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 (English) "Sanctuary in Święta Góra". www.filipini.gostyn.pl. Retrieved 2009-11-27.


Coordinates: 51°53′9″N 17°2′7″E / 51.88583°N 17.03528°E / 51.88583; 17.03528


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