Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ
Nowy Torg | |
|---|---|
Center of Nowy Targ | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Nowy Targ (urban gmina) |
| Established | 13th century |
| Town rights | 1346 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grzegorz 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 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 34-400 to 34-403 |
| Area code | +48 182 |
| Car plates | KNT |
| Website | http://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. 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 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.