Nowogard

Coat of arms

Nowogard

Coordinates: 53°40′N 15°7′E / 53.667°N 15.117°E

Country

Poland

Area

• Total

12.46 km² (4.81 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

16,745

• Density

1,300/km² (3,500/sq mi)

Postal code

72–200

Website

http://nowogard.pl

Nowogard ([nɔˈvɔɡart]) (German: Naugard; Kashubian: Nowògard) is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship Province of northwestern Poland. As of 2004^[update] it had a population of 16,733.

Nowogard is a combination of two Slavic terms: novi (new) and gard, which is Pomeranian for town, city, or fortified settlement. In this capacity, the term gard (or gôrd) is still being used in the only surviving variation of the Pomeranian language, Kashubian.

Nowogard has been situated in Goleniow County of West Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, but formerly in Szczecin Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Szczecin and 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of the Baltic coast

The city's origins go back to a fortified Slavic settlement which was the seat of the local castellan. The settlement was first mentioned in 1268 as "Nogart" when Barnim I, the Duke of Pomerania granted it as a fief to the Bishopric of Cammin. The bishops erected a castle in the city. In 1274, the town and its surrounding area was administered by Otto von Eberstein, it remained in the possession of the "von Eberstein" family until 1663. In 1309 the town adopted German town law.

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