Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian | ||
| County | Nowe Miasto | ||
| Gmina | Nowe Miasto Lubawskie (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 1325 | ||
| Town rights | 1325 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Alina Kopiczyńska | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 11.61 km² (4.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 11,036 | ||
| - Density | 950.6/km² (2,461.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 13-300 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 56 | ||
| Car plates | NNM | ||
| Website: www.umnowemiasto.pl | |||
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie [ˈnɔvɛ ˈmjastɔ luˈbafskjɛ] (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.
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[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) it was in the 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.
The town was again in Poland after the (Versailles Treaty) in January 1920 . During the Second Polish Republic Nowe Miasto Lubawskie was the capital of Nowe Miasto County (Polish: powiat nowomiejski) in the 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 was returned to Poland.
[edit] Famous people
- Zyta Gilowska, Polish economist and politician
- Leonard Kniffel, American writer, published A Polish Son in the Motherland: An American's Journey Home, a travel memoir about contemporary life in the town of his ancestors.
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] External links
- (Polish) Tygodnik Internetowy - weekly alternative newspaper online features top news stories, local information for Nowe Miasto area.
- (Polish) Official town website
- Old photo of towns square and church
- Images of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
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