A cat named ‘Gacek’ has become the top-rated attraction in the Polish city of Szczecin. The black and white cat has a perfect five-star rating on Google Maps.
The name Gacek is pronounced gats-ek, which means “big-eared bat” in Polish. According to NZ Herald, Gacek is a free-roaming cat living in a box on Kaszubska St.
The feline has beaten the city’s other tourist hotspots, including a castle of the Dukes of Pomerania built in 1346.
According to a local news outlet wSzczecinie, the cat lives in a wooden box and gets lots of snacks from passers-by.
According to a blog, Notes From Poland, the cat started to attract attention in 2020. Visitors from neighboring Germany posted a video about the cat on social media that was viewed 4.5 million times. Since then, travelers from all over the world have traveled to Poland to see the cat.
One visitor wrote, “It was worth traveling three hours to feel ignored by him. Recommended.”
Another visitor wrote, “I flew from Oslo with a stopover in Gdansk to see Gacek. As expected, he paid no attention to me, which made the experience completely sane.”
But not all visitors were happy with the visit. “I prefer dogs, he stole a sausage,” another wrote.
Some visitors also expressed concern that the cat appears to be overweight. The city’s animal shelter has urged people not to feed him, news website Gazeta.pl reports.
According to the blog, a sign next to his home asks that if anyone wants to give Gacek snacks, they must leave them in a sealed container that is then opened by its owner.
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