Nowy Staw

For other places with the same name, see Nowy Staw (disambiguation).

Nowy Staw
Saint Mathias Church
Coat of arms
Nowy Staw
Coordinates: 54°8′8″N 19°0′48″E / 54.13556°N 19.01333°E / 54.13556; 19.01333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Malbork
Gmina	Nowy Staw
Established	14th century
Town rights	1343
Government
– Mayor	Andrzej Kunt
Area
– Total	4.65 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	4,447
– Density	956.3/km2 (2,476.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	82-230
Area code(s)	+48 55
Car plates	GMB
Website	http://um.nowystaw.webpark.pl/

Nowy Staw [ˈnɔvɨ ˈstaf] (German: Neuteich; Kashubian: Nytëch) is a small town in northern Poland on the Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants (2004). Situated in Malbork County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship (1975-1998). City rights were applied in 1345. The name of the town means New Pond. For the history of the region, see Prussia (region).

Main town buildings:

• Saint Mateusz church (year 1450)
• Old town market

External links

• Nowy Staw official homepage

Coordinates: 54°08′N 19°00′E / 54.133°N 19°E / 54.133; 19