21 FEB 2023

Chonky Cat
Conquers Poland

amrutha pagad

Chonk Fame

This black and white, fairly fat cat in Poland has become a top-rated tourist attraction in one of the cities in the country. 

Video: Instagram/kotgacekeveryday

kot gacek 

The cat or Kot in Polish is named 'Gacek' meaning long-eared bat. Gacek has a perfect 5-star rating on Google as a tourist attraction at Kaszubska street.   

Photo: Instagram/kotgacekeveryday

cat in a box

Gacek is a free-roaming cat that lives out of a box in Szczecin. He became famous after a bunch of German tourists posted a video of him that went viral. 

Video: Instagram/kotgacekeveryday

flocking tourists

Since 2020, tourists have flocked the street to specifically meet him. They say they love being ignored by him. 

Photo: Instagram/kotgacekeveryday

not much of a poser

Gacek may be a chonky cute cat with an attitude, but he doesn't like to pose. Here's him behaving very inappropriately in front of a camera. 

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media darling

Since the chonk gained fame, the local media has flocked to interview him. 

Photo: YouTube/wSzczecinie

concern 

People have also expressed concern that Gacek is overweight. Tourists are asked to leave unopened packets of snacks so that his caretakers can feed him. 

Photo: Instagram/kotgacekeveryday

came as a frail cat

The cat's caretakers who run a small shop on the street say the cat came to the area as a frail kitty, left several times and returned for good. 

Photo: Instagram/kotgacekeveryday

go meet him!

You can also visit Gacek and be ignored by the chonky cat.
Address: Kaszubska st, Szczecin - Poland

Photo: Instagram/kotgacekeveryday