Nowogród Bobrzański

Nowogród Bobrzański
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Nowogród Bobrzański
Coordinates: 51°48′N 15°14′E / 51.8°N 15.233°E / 51.8; 15.233
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Zielona Góra
Gmina	Nowogród Bobrzański
City rights	13th century - 1945 1988 -
Government
– Mayor	Grzegorz Ludwik Jankowski
Area
– Total	14.63 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	5,036
– Density	344.2/km2 (891.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	66-010 to 66-011
Car plates	FZI
Partner cities	Lübbenau Bellingwedde
Website	http://www.nowogrodbobrz.pl

Nowogród Bobrzański [nɔˈvɔɡrut bɔˈbʐaɲski] (German: Naumburg am Bober) is a town on the Bóbr river in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,068 inhabitants (2004). It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański.

Market square

The historic town was established in 1202 on the eastern banks of the Bóbr as the seat of a Castellan in Lower Silesia, close to the border with the German March of Lusatia. The Piast duke Henry I the Bearded established a college of Augustinian canons here in 1217. From 1274 on Nowogród was part of the Silesian Duchy of Żagań. It received city rights in 1314, which were lost after 1945 and again acquired in 1988 by the merger with the adjacent Lower Lusatian town of Krzystkowice (Christianstadt). Nowogród was destroyed several times by fire and plagues in 1350, 1479 and 1723. In 1827 mineral springs were discovered and many tourists started to visit this part of the country.

The gmina was created through the integration of Nowogród Bobrzański and Krzystkowice. The community is inhabited by 9481 inhabitants and covers the area of 259,4 km². Woods take up 60% of the land. It constitutes 16,5% area of Zielona Góra district. The highest hill has 166.4 meters altitude. There are two rivers: the Bóbr and the Brzeźniczanka. The community includes one town Nowogród Bobrzański and 26 villages: Białowice, Bogaczów, Cieszów, Dobroszów Mały, Dobroszów Wielki, Drągowina, Kaczenice, Kamionka, Klępina, Kotowice, Krzewina, Krzywa, Lagoda, Niwska, Pajęczno, Pielice, Pierzwin, Podgórzyce, Popowiec, Przybymierz, Skibice, Sobolice, Sterków, Turów, Urzuty, Wysoka.

In the town there are a few tourist destinations such as

• St Bartholomew Church from 12th century

• Assumption Church from 13th century

• Ruins of the factory where ammunitions was produced in years 1940-1945

In the community outside the town there are also other tourist attractions, such as:

• St Catherine Church from 13th century in Niwiska

• St Laurence Church

• A palace from 16th and 17th century in Bogaczów

• Embankments of Boleslas the Brave in Skibice

• A resort for people who like relaxing next to water or on the beach

• 2 forest’s lodges in Kępina

• 5 households for tourists

• a tourist trail between Wysoka and Podgórzyce

• 17 km of bicycle paths.

Forest inspectorate of Nowogród Bobrzański

The whole surface of the forest area takes up 30.568 hectares and is divided into 22 parts. The pine is the most common tree in these woods. The age of an average tree is about 48 years. The annual growth of trees is equal 2,65 cubic meter for one hectare. The abundance of trees is high, as it is about 125 cubic meter for one hectare. There are two nurseries: Tuchola and Guzów.

Nature preservation

• The nature reserve “Dąbrowa Brzeźnicza” • Peat bogs with rare species of animals, such as beavers, cranes, snipes, harriers and rare species of plants, such as ivy, laurel • Nature monument made up by 8 monumental trees, the erratic boulder “Diabelski Kamień”, deformed pine stand

Coordinates: 51°48′N 15°14′E / 51.8°N 15.233°E / 51.8; 15.233