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).

Nowy Tomyśl
Nowy Tomyśl town hall
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Nowy Tomyśl
Coordinates: 52°19′0″N 16°8′0″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Nowy Tomyśl County
Gmina	Gmina Nowy Tomyśl
Area
• 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

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.

External links

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