Nowy Targ

Not to be confused with Nowy Targ, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Nowy Targ

Center of Nowy Targ

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Nowy Targ
Coordinates: 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E / 49.467; 20.017
Country  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 51.07 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 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) is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants (2006). It is the historical capital of the Podhale region. The town is situated in a valley beneath the Gorce Mountains featuring Gorce National Park established in 1981, at the confluence of rivers Biały and Czarny Dunajec. Administratively, it is in Nowy Targ County in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (1975–1998).

Timeline of town history

Geography

Nowy Targ is located in the heart of Polish highlands at the altitude of 585–850 m above sea level (AMSL); latitude 49°28' N, longitude 20°01' E. Distance to the main urban agglomerations in Poland is: Warsaw – 376 km (234 mi), Łódź – 348 km (216 mi), Kraków – 84 km (52 mi), Gdańsk – 690 km (429 mi), Wrocław – 346 km (215 mi), Katowice – 157 km (98 mi), Kielce – 200 km (124 mi), Rzeszów – 214 km (133 mi), Szczecin – 727 km (452 mi), Białystok - 574 km (357 mi), Poznań – 475 km (295 mi), Częstochowa – 226 km (140 mi), Słupsk – 759 km (472 mi).

Climate

Due to its altitude, Nowy Targ is one of the coldest cities in Poland together with Suwałki and Zakopane. Winter usually lasts from late November to early April and between 90 and 110 days a year there is a snow cover. Air frost has been measured in every month of the year except for July. Summers are mild with occasional thunderstorms and high temperatures between 17 and 25 degrees Celsius. Hot days (over 30 °C (86 °F)) are rare, only occurring twice annually on average. Precipitation is heavy for Polish standards, varying between 900 millimetres at the airport and 1100 millimetres in Kowaniec to around 1350 millimetres on Bukowina Miejska, the highest part of the city. The growing season equally varies between on average 150 days on Bukowina Miejska to around 200 days in the lower parts of the city. Nowy Targ is in the AHS Heat Zones 1-2 and USDA Hardiness Zone 4a to 5b, depending on the location.

According to the Köppen climate classification, Nowy Targ straddles the border of the Warm Summer Continental (Dfb) and Subarctic (Dfc) climates, with most of the city falling in the Dfb group. The Dfc climate is only found above 800 metres of elevation within Nowy Targ.

Climate data for Nowy Targ - Kowaniec, Poland (640 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 26.5
(79.7)		 30.1
(86.2)		 32.8
(91)		 33.3
(91.9)		 34.0
(93.2)		 29.8
(85.6)		 25.7
(78.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 14.2
(57.6)		 34.0
(93.2)
Average high °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 4.9
(40.8)		 11.8
(53.2)		 17.1
(62.8)		 20.1
(68.2)		 20.9
(69.6)		 20.5
(68.9)		 18.0
(64.4)		 11.6
(52.9)		 3.8
(38.8)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 10.4
(50.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 5.4
(41.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 13.8
(56.8)		 14.7
(58.5)		 14.3
(57.7)		 10.7
(51.3)		 5.6
(42.1)		 0.0
(32)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 5.1
(41.2)
Average low °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 5.5
(41.9)		 7.8
(46)		 9.0
(48.2)		 7.9
(46.2)		 4.1
(39.4)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −0.1
(31.8)
Record low °C (°F) −37.4
(−35.3)		 −34.1
(−29.4)		 −25.6
(−14.1)		 −13.5
(7.7)		 −6.1
(21)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −2.2
(28)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −14.1
(6.6)		 −22.7
(−8.9)		 −28.9
(−20)		 −37.4
(−35.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55
(2.17)		 53
(2.09)		 60
(2.36)		 85
(3.35)		 115
(4.53)		 147
(5.79)		 162
(6.38)		 126
(4.96)		 93
(3.66)		 67
(2.64)		 60
(2.36)		 55
(2.17)		 1,078
(42.44)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 68 85 112 134 175 167 159 156 125 118 81 58 1,438
Source: IMGW

Culture

Museums

Cinemas

Architecture

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-century organ and bell tower.

St. Catherine Church

Dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria, the church was built in 1346 by King Casimir the Great. It is the oldest existing church of the Podhale region.

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.

Education

Sport

Ice hockey

Floorball

The Conservation of Nature

Nature reserves

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Nowy Targ is twinned with:

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Mieczysław Adamczyk, et al. 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.
  3. ↑ "Oficiálne stránky mesta Kežmarok". kezmarok.sk. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
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