Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

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Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

	(Coat of arms)

Basic Information
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
Population	11 104 (2004)
City rights	1325
Latitude Longitude	53°25'N 19°35'E
Area	11,61 km²
Area code	+48 56
Car plates	NNM
Twin towns	Hude, Šalčininkai
Economy and Traffic
Administration
Mayor	Alina Kopiczyńska
Municipal Website

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie (German: Neumark (help·info)) is a town in Poland, situated at river Drwęca. The population is 11,104 (2004). Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County (Polish: powiat nowomiejski) and was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999.

[edit] History

The town of Neumark was granted Kulm law city rights in 1325 by the Teutonic Order. In 1454, the city joined the Prussian Confederation, an association of cities and gentry that opposed the policy of the Order.

From 1468 to 1772 (Partitions of Poland) in Kingdom of Poland.

At the end of the 19th century, the town was capital of Landkreis Löbau in the Prussian district of Marienwerder, it had a Lutheran and a Catholic church, a Progymnasium, a court, a steam mill with grain trading, and (as of 1885) 2678 inhabitants. The monastery Maria-Lonk was nearby.

Again in Poland since January 1920 (Versailles Treaty). In the Second Polish Republic Nowe Miasto Lubawskie was the capital of Nowe Miasto County (Polish: powiat nowomiejski) in Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship.

During World War II German SS and Selbstschutz exterminated 2500 civilian inhabitants of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie.

On 21 January 1945 town was captured by the Red Army. After the war the town returned to Poland.