Nowy Żmigród
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 Nowy Żmigród
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| Coordinates: 49°37′N 21°32′E / 49.617°N 21.533°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Jasło | |
| Gmina | Nowy Żmigród | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.41 km2 (9.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 6,076 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Car plates | RJS | |
| Website | Official website | |
Coordinates: 49°37′N 21°32′E / 49.617°N 21.533°E
Nowy Żmigród, until 1946 Żmigród (Yiddish: זשמיגראד / Zhmigrid, German: Schmiedeburg), is a village and rural municipality (gmina) in Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, 13 kilometres (8 miles) WNW of Dukla and 16 km (10 mi) south of Jasło.
Żmigród received Magdeburg rights during the 14th century. Situated on the commercial roads leading to Red Ruthenia in the east and the Kingdom of Hungary in the south, Żmigród owed its fast growth due to the wine trade, which brought wines to Poland from the Hungarian vineyards. In 1474, during the reign of Casimir IV Jagiellon, Żmigród was plundered and destroyed by the mercenary Black Army of Hungary led by Matthias Corvinus. The city survived two fires during the 16th century (1522 and 1577). Following the Partitions of Poland, from 1772 until 1918 Żmigród was part of the Galician territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and began to lose its financial base leading to population decline. Following mass emigration overseas in the course of World War I, Żmigród was stripped of its city status in 1919 soon after the rebirth of sovereign Poland. The name Nowy (New) was added following World War II.
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