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Nowy Targ
Coat of arms of Nowy Targ
Coat of arms
Nowy Targ (Poland)
Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ
Coordinates: 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467, 20.017
Country Flag of Poland Poland
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. The Coat of Arms of Nowy Targ, a town in southern Poland, shows a woman dressed ( Saint Catherine of Alexandria) in white with a red cape with white dots Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Małopolska Province or by its Polish name województwo małopolskie or simply Małopolskie) is a Voivodeship A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Nowy Targ County (powiat nowotarski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 07 km² (19. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 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. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. New Market) is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants (2006), and the capital of the mountain (Podhale) region. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Podhale (literally "Mountain meadows" is Poland 's most southern region sometimes referred to as the "Polish highlands" 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). Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Małopolska Province or by its Polish name województwo małopolskie or simply Małopolskie) is a Voivodeship It was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (1975-1998). Nowy Sacz Voivodeship (województwo nowosądeckie was a unit of administrative division and local government located in southern Poland in the years 1975 &ndash

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St. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Łódź is Poland 's third largest city with population of 753192 in 2007 (lost its second rank to Krakow in 2007 Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia Katowice (Katovice Kattowitz is a City in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica Kielce is a city in central Poland with 202609 inhabitants (2006 Rzeszów (Ряшiв Reichshof Resovia ריישע- Reisha) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 170722 (2008 granted a town charter in 1354 Białystok Lublin Voivodeship Białystok (also known by alternative names) is the largest City in northeastern Poland. Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248894 inhabitants (2004 Słupsk (Stolp in Pommern known also under other names) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the northern part of Poland. Anna Church

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. Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine ( Greek) is a Christian Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz Wielki April 30 1310 – November 5 1370 last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty (1333–1370 was the son of King Władysław It is the oldest existing church of the Podhale region. The Podhale (literally "Mountain meadows" is Poland 's most southern region sometimes referred to as the "Polish highlands"

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. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

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  1. ^ Mieczysław Adamczyk, et al. Radevormwald is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Kežmarok ( German: Kesmark/Käsmark, Késmárk Kieżmark Latin: Kesmarkium) is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Évry is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 25 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Roverbella is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km east of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This page contains a list of cities and towns in Poland, preceded by a table of major Polish cities Dzieje Miasta Nowego Targu (History of the City of Nowy Targ), p. 35, Podhalańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk: 1991.
  2. ^ Mieczysław Adamczyk, et al. , op. cit. Quoted after: J. Rafacz, Dzieje i ustrój Podhala Nowotarskiego za czasów dawnej Rzeczypospolitej,, p. 161, Warszawa: 1931.

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