Nowy Staw
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Nowy Staw ' is a small town in northern Poland
on the Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants (2004). Situated in Malbork County
in the Pomeranian Voivodeship
since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship
(1975-1998). City rights were applied in 1345. The name of the town means New Pond. For the history of the region, see Prussia (region)
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Main town buildings:
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
on the Święta river in the Żuławy region, with 3 896 inhabitants (2004). Situated in Malbork County
Malbork County
Malbork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Malbork , south-east of...
in the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship
Elblag Voivodeship
Elbląg Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Elbląg....
(1975-1998). City rights were applied in 1345. The name of the town means New Pond. For the history of the region, see Prussia (region)
Prussia (region)
Prussia is a historical region in Central Europe extending from the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to the Masurian Lake District. It is now divided between Poland, Russia, and Lithuania...
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Main town buildings:
- Saint Mateusz church (year 1450)
- Old town market