Nowy Targ
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Nowy Targ County | ||
| Gmina | Nowy Targ (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1346 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Marek Stanisław Fryźlewicz | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 51.07 km² (19.7 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 1,138 m (3,734 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 33,493 | ||
| - Density | 655.8/km² (1,698.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 34-400 to 34-403 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 182 | ||
| Car plates | KNT | ||
| Website: http://www.nowytarg.pl | |||
Nowy Targ [ˈnɔvɨ ˈtark] (Latin: Novum Forum, Slovak: Nový Targ, German: Neumarkt am Dohnst, lit. New Market) is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants (2006), and the capital of the mountain (Podhale) region. The town is situated in the confluence of the rivers Biały and Czarny Dunajec, in a valley beneath the Gorce Mountains.
The town is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999). It was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (1975-1998).
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[edit] History
- 1308 - Cistercians receive a land grant to form new settlements in the mountain region. A border settlement called Stare Cło (German: Altzoll, English: Old Customs Post) is founded soon thereafter. [1]
- 1346 - Nowy Targ founded by King Casimir the Great, based on the Stare Cło settlement, and granted significant internal autonomy based on Magdeburg law. [2]
- 1487 - King Casimir IV Jagiellon grants the rights to two annual festivals, and a weekly market fair on Thursdays. (The weekly open-air market continues to this day, now on Thursday and Saturday mornings.)
- 1533 - Nowy Targ obtains a statute requiring merchants to pass through the city when crossing the border.
- 1601 - Great fire destroys the parochial church and city records.
- 1656 - Swedish troops sack the town during the Deluge.
- 1710 - Another fire consumes 41 houses and the church.
- 1770 - Nowy Targ annexed by Austria (see: Partitions of Poland).
- 1886 - City Hall opens.
- 1918 - The region rejoins the restored Poland after World War I.
- 1933 - Polish president Ignacy Mościcki visits; the successful ice hockey team Podhale Nowy Targ is founded.
- 1939 - German forces invade on 1 September, at approx. 16:30.
- 1941 - Resistance movement called the Tatra Confederation formed in Nowy Targ.
- 1942 - Jewish ghetto liquidated by Germans on 30 August.
- 1945 - The Red Army forces out German occupants on 29 January.
- 1979 - Pope John Paul II visits Nowy Targ on 8 June, during his first pilgrimage to Poland.
[edit] Geography
- Latitude: 49°28' N
- Longitude 20°01' E
- Altitude 585-680 m
- Distance to the main cities of Poland:
[edit] Culture
- City Cultural Center (Miejski Ośrodek Kultury)
- Youth Cultural Center (Młodzieżowy Dom Kultury)
- The Jatka Gallery (Galeria Jatki)
[edit] Museums
- Museum of Podhale (Muzeum Podhalańskie PTTK)
[edit] Cinemas
- Cinema "Tatry"
- Cinema "Kabina"
[edit] Architecture
[edit] St. Anna Church
Wooden church overseeing the city cemetery. Its origins date to the 15th century, although local legends describe it as founded in 1219.
Initially built in a gothic style, it was later repaired and rebuilt featuring, among others, a baroque altar piece and paintings, a rococo pulpit, and 18th c. organ and bell tower.
[edit] St. Catherine Church
Dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria, the church was built in 1346 by King Casimir the Great. It is the oldest existing church of the Podhale region.
The church has been damaged by numerous fires and military attacks, and subsequently rebuilt and renovated. The interior retains its baroque character, especially in the altar and side chapels, although numerous pieces are replicas of wooden originals lost to fire. A painting of St. Catherine from 1892 dominates the main altar.
[edit] Education
[edit] Sport
[edit] Ice hockey
[edit] Floorball
- Szarotka Nowy Targ
- 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] References
- ^ Mieczysław Adamczyk, et al. Dzieje Miasta Nowego Targu (History of the City of Nowy Targ), p.35, Podhalańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk: 1991.
- ^ Mieczysław Adamczyk, et al., op. cit. Quoted after: J. Rafacz, Dzieje i ustrój Podhala Nowotarskiego za czasów dawnej Rzeczypospolitej,, p. 161, Warszawa: 1931.
[edit] External links
- Nowy Targ - official homepage
- Nowy Targ Holocaust Memorial book (Hebrew, Yiddish and English)
- English translation of the Nowy Targ Yizkor Book
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