Nowe Miasto Lubawskie (; ) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the River Drwęca. The total population in January 2024 was 10,089. Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Geographical location

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie lies on the right (west) bank of the upper course of the River Drwęca in Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania, some 15 km south-west of the town of Lubawa, 70 km south-west of the town of Olsztyn, and 120 km south-east of the region's capital, Gdańsk.

History

thumb|left|upright|Medieval Lubawska Gate (Brama Lubawska)

Early history involved settlement by early Slavic peoples; later settlement was by Old Prussians who were conquered by Polish ruler Bolesław Krzywousty. In 1310 the Teutonic Order invaded and occupied the region of Gdańsk Pomerania and Otto von Luttenberg, commander of Culm (Chełmno), founded the settlement in 1325. It was known under the names Nuwenmarkt, Novum Forum and Nowy Targ. In 1454, the association asked Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon to incorporate the region into the Kingdom of Poland, to which the King agreed and signed the act of incorporation in Kraków in 1454. In the Second Peace of Thorn (1466) the Teutonic Order renounced any claims to the area, and the reincorporation of the town into the Kingdom of Poland was confirmed. Administratively, it was part of the Chełmno Voivodeship in the province of Royal Prussia (which after 1569 was itself part of the province of Greater Poland). During the Reformation, in 1581 the parish church, which is almost as old as the town itself, became evangelical. In the 18th century the town was still surrounded by a town wall and by a rampart, and the parish church was Catholic. At the end of the 19th century, the town was capital of Landkreis Löbau in the Prussian administrative district of Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder in West Prussia, where it remained until 1919. According to the German census of 1890, the town had a population of 2,723, of which 800 (29.4%) were Poles. It had a Lutheran and a Catholic church, a Progymnasium, a court, a steam mill with grain trading, and (as of 1885) 2,678 inhabitants. The monastery Maria-Lonk was nearby. Around 1908 the town also had a dairy, an electric power plant, three sawmills and brickwork.

Sports

The local football club is . It competes in the lower leagues.

Famous people

  • Katarzyna Dąbrowska, Polish actress
  • Zyta Gilowska, Polish economist and politician
  • Wiesław Lendzion, Polish footballer
  • Joseph Newmark (1799–1881), American Orthodox rabbi
  • Philip Newmark, father of Harris Newmark, Los Angeles pioneer and retailer
  • Marek Ochlak (born 1966), Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar
  • (1869–1923), German Navy officer, Counter Admiral
  • Jonatan Straus, Polish footballer
  • Nikolaus von Vormann, German military person, Wehrmacht general
  • (1937–2014), Polish organist and music educator

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is twinned with:

  • Hude, Germany
  • Šalčininkai, Lithuania

References

  • Tygodnik Internetowy - weekly alternative newspaper online features top news stories, local information for Nowe Miasto area.
  • Official town website
  • Old photo of towns square and church
  • Images of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie