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Nowy Targ

This article is about the town in the eponymous district and county in Podhale, Lesser Poland. For other uses, see Nowy Targ (disambiguation).
Nowy Targ
Nowy Torg
Center of Nowy Targ
Center of Nowy Targ
Coat of arms of Nowy Targ
Coat of arms
Nowy Targ is located in Poland
Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ
Coordinates: 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E / 49.467; 20.017
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaNowy Targ (urban gmina)
Established13th century
Town rights1346
Government
 • MayorGrzegorz Watycha
Area
 • Total
51.07 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,138 m (3,734 ft)
Lowest elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
33,493
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34-400 to 34-403
Area code+48 182
Car platesKNT
Websitehttp://www.nowytarg.pl

Nowy Targ [ˈnɔvɨ ˈtark] (Officially: Royal Free city of Nowy Targ, Yiddish: Naymark, Goral dialect: Nowy Torg [ˈnɔvɨ 'tɔrg]) is a town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.[1] It is located in the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin at the foot of the Gorce Mountains, at the confluence of the Czarny Dunajec and the Biały Dunajec. It is the seat of the Nowy Targ County and the rural Gmina Nowy Targ, as well as the Tatra Euroregion.

With 33,293[2] inhabitants, Nowy Targ is the largest town and the historic capital of Podhale, as well as its main commercial, communication and industrial center.

The town has the Podhale State Vocational University and the highest located airport in Poland.

Established before 1233, Nowy Targ received city rights on 22 June 1346 from King Casimir the Great. The historic architectural and urban complex of the town with a medieval market square has been preserved to this day.

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ "Wyniki badań bieżących – Baza Demografia – Główny Urząd Statystyczny". demografia.stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
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