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Nowy Targ

(New Market)

 

Nowy Targ is the oldest town in the region , established in the 13th century. The biggest attraction, as the town's name may suggest (New Market), is the largest street market in Little Poland that is held twice a week. The best-selling products are wool sweaters, shoes, and different species of cheese, horse statues and souvenirs relating to the Polish mountains. The prices are much lower and the quality generally better than in Krakow and Zakopane.

Nowy Targ or New Market is our local town, it is about 20 Km away from us. The main bus station is located here, where you can find connections to Krakow, Zakopane, Rabka and Auschwitz. For travelers that may be coming or going by train there is also a train station that has connections to Krakow and Zakopane.

In Nowy Targ you will find most services that you need i.e. ATM's, exchange offices, banks, supermarkets and doctors. (We have local doctors if needed)

Travel Information:
Distance:
21km by road
How to travel:
Car or by Mini Bus
Car Parking:
Yes, Paid and Free
Fees:
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Open:
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Fact's about Nowy Targ

Nowy Targ ( German : Neumarkt am Dohnst ) is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants ( 2006 ). It is the capital of the mountain ( Podhale ) region, and its name means 'new market'. The town is situated in the confluence of the rivers Bialy and Czarny Dunajec , beneath the Gorce Mountains . It is, like many Eastern European towns, reputed to have been one place where Vladimir Lenin was in jail. It is famous in Poland for the ice hockey team Podhale Nowy Targ , a traditionally successful club.

The town is situated in the Malopolska Voivodeship (since 1999). It was previously in Nowy Sacz Voivodeship (1975-1998).

 

History

Nowy Targ was founded with Magdeburg rights on 22 June 1346 , by King Casimir III of Poland , but the earliest documents mentioning Nowy Targ date to the 13th century , when it was then called Stare Clo (German: Altzoll ). In 1326 , the village Novum Forum had a church. In 1533, Nowy Targ obtained a statute whereby merchants could not pass by town. In 1601 a great fire destroyed many church and old documents. In 1656 Swedish troops sacked the town during the Northern Wars . In 1710 another great fire occurred.

Nowy Targ was annexed by Austria in 1770. The first pharmacy was opened in the town in 1823, while its town hall was built in 1886. It became part of a reconstituted Polish state in 1918 after World War I . In 1933, President Ignacy Moscicki visited Nowy Targ and the club Podhale Nowy Targ was founded. During World War II , the German occupation began on 1 September 1939 (16:30). Nowy Targ's ghetto was liquidated on 30 August 1942 . The Red Army fought its way into the city on 29 January 1945 . Pope John Paul II visited Nowy Targ on 8 June 1979 .

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