Nowy Targ
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Nowy Targ | |
(Coat of arms) | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
Municipal government | Rada miasta Nowego Targu |
Mayor | Marek Fryźlewicz (acting) |
Area | 51,07 km² |
Population - city - urban - density |
33 460 (2006) 655/km² |
Founded | turn of the 13th century |
City rights | 22nd June 1346 |
Latitude Longitude |
40°28' N 20°01' E |
Area code | +48 18 |
Car plates | KNT |
Municipal Website |
Nowy Targ is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants (2006). It is the capital of the mountain (Podhale) region, and its name means 'new market'. The town is situated in the confluence of the rivers Biały and Czarny Dunajec, beneath the Gorce Mountains. It is, like many Eastern European towns, reputed to have been one place where Vladimir Lenin was in jail. It is famous in Poland for the ice hockey team Podhale Nowy Targ, a traditionally successful club.
The town is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999). It was previously in Nowy Sacz Voivodeship (1975-1998).
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[edit] History
Nowy Targ was founded on 22nd June 1346 by the king Casimir III the Great on Magdeburg rights, but the earliest documents mentioning Nowy Targ date to the 13th century. In 1326, village Novum Forum had a church. In 1533, Nowy Targ obtained statute - merchants couldn't pass by town. In 1601 a great fire destroyed church and old documents. In 1656, Swedish (on Northern Wars) destroyed town and killed inhabitants. In 1710 - the next great fire. In 1770, Nowy Targ was annexed by Austria. In 1823, first pharmacy was opened in Nowy Targ. Town hall was built in 1886. In 1933, president Ignacy Mościcki visited town, and club Podhale Nowy Targ was founded. During World War II, the German occupation began on 1st September 1939 (16:30). In 30th August 1942, Nowy Targ's ghetto was liquidated. The Red Army fought its way into the city on 29 January 1945. In 8th June 1979 pope John Paul II visited town.
[edit] Geography
- Latitude: 40°28' N
- Longitude 20°01' E
- Altitude 585-680 m
- Distance to the main cities of Poland:
Warsaw – 376 km
Łódź – 348 km
Kraków – 84 km
Gdańsk – 690 km
Wrocław – 346 km
Katowice – 157 km
Kielce – 200 km
Rzeszów – 214 km
Szczecin - 727 km
Białystok - 574 km
Poznań - 475 km
Częstochowa - 226 km
Słupsk - 759 km
[edit] Culture
[edit] Museums
- Museum of Podhale (Muzeum Podhalańskie PTTK)
[edit] Cinemas
- Cinema "Tatry"
- Cinema "Kabina"
[edit] Education
[edit] Sport
[edit] Ice hockey
- Podhale Nowy Targ http://www.wojas-podhale.z-ne.pl/
- MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ
[edit] Floorball
- Szarotka Nowy Targ http://www.szarotka.nowytarg.pl/
- Gorale Nowy Targ
[edit] The Conservation of Nature
[edit] Nature reserves
- Bor na Czerwonem - it's a reserve in Nowy Targ where is protecting Drosera rotundifolia, Mountain Pine and Black Grouse.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Twin cities
- Radevormwald - Germany
- Kežmarok - Slovakia
- Évry - France
- Roverbella - Italy
[edit] See also
[edit] External links