- Nowy Targ
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Not to be confused with Nowy Targ, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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Nowy TargCoordinates: 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E Country 
PolandVoivodeship 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) is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants (2006), and the historical capital of the mountain region (Podhale). The town is situated in the confluence of the rivers Biały and Czarny Dunajec, in a valley beneath the Gorce Mountains. It's in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (1975–1998).
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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.
- 1998 - The successful floorball team KS Szarotka Nowy Targ is founded.
Geography
- Latitude: 49°28' N
- Longitude 20°01' E
- Altitude 585–680 m
- Distance to the main cities of Poland:
Culture
- City Cultural Center (Miejski Ośrodek Kultury)
- Youth Cultural Center (Młodzieżowy Dom Kultury)
- The Jatka Gallery (Galeria Jatki)
Museums
- Museum of Podhale (Muzeum Podhalańskie PTTK)
Cinemas
- Cinema "Tatry"
- Cinema "Kabina"
Architecture
St. Anna Church
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.
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.
Education
Sport
Ice hockey
Floorball
- KS Szarotka Nowy Targ
- KS Górale Nowy Targ
The Conservation of Nature
Nature reserves
- Bor na Czerwonem - a reserve in Nowy Targ where the protected Drosera rotundifolia, Mountain Pine and Black Grouse grow.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Nowy Targ is twinned with:
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Oficiálne stránky mesta Kežmarok". kezmarok.sk. http://www.kezmarok.sk/navstevnik/en/?tab=1. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
External links
- Nowy Targ - official homepage
- Nowy Targ Holocaust Memorial book (Hebrew, Yiddish and English)
- English translation of the Nowy Targ Yizkor Book
- Nice photos from Nowy Targ
Coordinates: 49°30′N 20°02′E / 49.5°N 20.033°E
Urban gminas Nowy Targ (seat)
Urban-rural gminas Rural gminas Seat (not part of the gmina) Nowy TargVillages Categories:- Populated places established in the 13th century
- Cities and towns in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Nowy Targ County
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