Nowy Sącz

Nowy Sącz
Aerial view of Nowy Sącz, with the Jesuit Monastery at the front.
Nowy Sącz
Coordinates: 49°37′26″N 20°41′50″E / 49.62389°N 20.69722°E / 49.62389; 20.69722
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Countycity county
Established1292
City rights1292
Government
  City mayorLudomir Handzel (OKS)
Area
  Total
57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation
281 m (922 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
  Total
83,116
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33–300 to 33–308, 33–310, 33–320
Area code+48 18
Car platesKN
Websitewww.nowysacz.pl

Nowy Sącz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈnɔvɨ ˈsɔnt͡ʂ] ; Hungarian: Újszandec; Yiddish: צאַנז, romanized: Tsanz; Slovak: Nový Sonč; German: Neu Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. With a population of 83,116 as of 2021, it is the largest city in the Beskid Sądecki Region as well as the third most populous city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.