Nowogard ( Polish. Nowogard ) is a city in Poland , part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship , Goleniów County . It has the status of urban-rural commune. It covers an area of 12.00 km². The population is 16 916 people (as of 2013 ) [1] .
| City | |||
| Novogard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowogard | |||
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| A country |  Poland | ||
| Voivodship | West Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
| County | Goleniu County | ||
| The president | Robert Chapla | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 12.00 km² | ||
| Timezone | and | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 16 916 people ( 2013 ) | ||
| Density | 1409.7 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +48 91 | ||
| Postcode | 72-200 | ||
| Car code | Zgl | ||
| Official TERYT Code | 4324304044 | ||
| nowogard.pl | |||
Content
History
In the XVII century, the city was part of Brandenburg , then Prussia , from 1871 - the German Empire , from 1933 - the Third Reich , from 1945 - Poland.
The most important historical events [2] :
- 1268 - the first document with the name of the city ("Nogart Castrum et villa sive oppidum episcopi Caminensis")
- 1309 - city status
- 1330—34 - construction of the church
- 1534 - Lutheranism was proclaimed a religion
- 1808 - Nowogard became a county
- 1883 - railway line launched
- 1939 - 8,148 inhabitants
- 1945.03.04—05 - Novogard was liberated by the 12th Guards Tank Corps of the First Belorussian Front (commander: Hero of the Soviet Union , Lieutenant General Nikolai Telyakov ), the 79th Rifle Corps of the 3rd Shock Army (commander: Hero of the Soviet Union , General Major Semyon Perevertkin ), Polish 3rd Berlin Regiment of the 1st Division named after T. Kostyushko (commander: Colonel Alexander Arkhipovich [3] ).
- 1946 - change of the German city name Naugard to Polish Nowogard.
Historical Demography
Nowogard, population over different years (based on: Roczniki Statystyczne Województwa Szczecińskiego z lat 1959-1992, Gustav Kratz ,: Die Städte ... , Encyklopedia.Szczecin):
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| XIV | ok 500-600 |
| XVII | ok 800 |
| 1648 | ok 300 |
| 1770 | 726 |
| 1883 | 4 800 |
| 1939 | 8 148 (8 202) |
| 1991 | 16,651 |
| 1996 | 17 343 |
| 2001 | 16,794 |
| 2006 | 16,745 |
Monuments
- Church of St. Mary (1330–34)
- Water Tower (1882)
- Town Hall (XX century)
Gallery
Fragment of the old city wall
Old mansion
Town Hall
Square in front of St. Mary's Church
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tower
Twin Cities
Nowogard is a twin city of the following cities [4] :
- Gyutskov (2000)
- Heide (Holstein) (1996)
- Cavlinge ( Skane (flax) ) (2005)
- Gornji Milyanovac ( Moravian district ) (2009)
- Veles (city) (2010)
- Dubrovitsa (2009)
Literature
- Gustav Kratz: Die Städte der Provinz Pommern - Abriß ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunde . Berlin 1865, S. 267-269 ( Volltext )
Notes
Links
- City official page
- Encyklopedia.Szczecin: Nowogard [5]