Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki
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 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
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| Coordinates: 52°26′N 20°41′E / 52.433°N 20.683°E | |||
| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| County | Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County | ||
| Gmina | Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | before 1294 | ||
| Town rights | 1374 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jacek Kowalski | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 42,452 | ||
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 05-100 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 022 | ||
| Car plates | WND | ||
| Website | http://www.nowydwormaz.pl | ||
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki [ˈnɔvɨ ˈdvur mazɔˈvʲɛt͡skʲi], often simply referred to as Nowy Dwór, is a town in east-central Poland with ca. 42500 inhabitants (2008). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County.
One of its districts is Modlin, created from incorporating the former village of Modlin into the growing town.
Holocaust survivor Yehudis Pshenitse has recounted the efforts of a parish priest from Nowy Dwór to save her life after the murder of more than 2000 Jews in Rembertów ghetto in August 1942. Hiding her in his cellar, he gave her false papers identifying her as a Christian. Betrayed to the German occupying forces, the priest was tortured. He was released, but mortally wounded. Pshenitse described how he blessed her before dying: 'Once again, he asked [his housekeeper] that I be hidden in a safe place, and then he died'. The housekeeper took her to Modlin, where she was able to survive, living 'by her own wits, posing as a Christian child'.
The Israeli city of Holon has a Nowy Dwór Street (רחוב נובידבור). The name was given at the request of survivors of the Nowy Dwór Jewish community, who arrived in Holon after 1945.
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki is also renowned for its wooden architecture, which is still faintly visible within the city limits. Some of the wooden houses and villas date back to the late 18th-century. The name Nowy Dwór itself, which literally means "New Manor" in English, relates to the manor-like architecture of the region.
Modlin train station
Piłsudski Bridge over the Vistula
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