Nowy Targ
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| Coordinates: 49°28′N 20°1′E / 49.467°N 20.017°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| County | Nowy Targ County | |
| Gmina | Nowy Targ (urban gmina) | |
| Established | 13th century | |
| Town rights | 1346 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Grzegorz Watycha | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 51.07 km2 (19.72 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,138 m (3,734 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 33,493 | |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 34-400 to 34-403 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 182 | |
| Car plates | KNT | |
| Website | http://www.nowytarg.pl | |
Nowy Targ [ˈnɔvɨ ˈtark] (Latin: Novum Forum, Slovak: Nový Targ, German: Neumarkt) is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants (2006). It is the historical capital of the Podhale region. The town is situated in a valley beneath the Gorce Mountains featuring Gorce National Park established in 1981, at the confluence of rivers Biały and Czarny Dunajec. Administratively, it is in Nowy Targ County in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Nowy Targ is located in the heart of Polish highlands at the altitude of 585–850 m above sea level (AMSL); latitude 49°28' N, longitude 20°01' E. Distance to the main urban agglomerations in Poland is: Warsaw – 376 km (234 mi), Łódź – 348 km (216 mi), Kraków – 84 km (52 mi), Gdańsk – 690 km (429 mi), Wrocław – 346 km (215 mi), Katowice – 157 km (98 mi), Kielce – 200 km (124 mi), Rzeszów – 214 km (133 mi), Szczecin – 727 km (452 mi), Białystok - 574 km (357 mi), Poznań – 475 km (295 mi), – 226 km (140 mi), Słupsk – 759 km (472 mi).
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