Nidzica

Nidzica
Teutonic castle in Nidzica
Coat of arms
Nidzica
Coordinates: 53°21′30″N 20°25′30″E / 53.35833°N 20.42500°E / 53.35833; 20.42500
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Nidzica County
Gmina	Gmina Nidzica
Town rights	1381
Government
• Mayor	Dariusz Szypulski
Area
• Total	6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	14,761
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	13-100
Area code(s)	+48 89
Car plates	NNI
Website	http://www.nidzica.pl/

Nidzica [ɲiˈd͡ʑit͡sa] (former German:  Neidenburg ; formerly Nibork in Polish) is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, between Olsztyn and Mława. It has a population of 14,798 (2004). It is the capital of Nidzica County.

The settlement was founded in 1355 by the Teutonic Knights and received town privileges in 1381 from Winrich von Kniprode. Although a member of the Prussian Confederation, it remained with the Teutonic Order after the Second Peace of Thorn (1466). It then became part of the Duchy of Prussia after the secularization of the Order's Prussian territories in 1525.

In 1656 Neidenburg was unsuccessfully besieged during the Northern Wars. The town became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. Half of Neidenburg's inhabitants died from plague from 1708-1711. It became part of the German Empire in 1871 during the unification of Germany.