Nowy Dwór Gdański

Nowy Dwór Gdański
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Nowy Dwór Gdański
Coordinates: 54°13′N 19°7′E / 54.217°N 19.117°E / 54.217; 19.117
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Nowy Dwór Gdański County
Gmina Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański
Area
 • Total 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 10,171
 • Density 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Postal code 82-100
Climate Cfb
Website http://www.miastonowydwor.pl/

Nowy Dwór Gdański [ˈnɔvɨ ˈdvur ˈɡdaɲskʲi] (German: Tiegenhof) is a town in Poland on the Tuja river in the Żuławy Wiślane region, capital of Nowy Dwór Gdański County, located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, with 10,171 inhabitants (2012).

The water tower

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, September 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notable residents

  • F K Waechter (1937–2005), German cartoonist, author and playwright

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Nowy Dwór Gdański is twinned with:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Ilona Gerken, Stadt Hennef. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-04.

Coordinates: 54°13′N 19°07′E / 54.217°N 19.117°E / 54.217; 19.117



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