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Nowy Dwór Gdański
Place in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nowy Dwór Gdański (Polish: [ˈnɔvɨ dvur ˈɡdaj̃skʲi]; Kashubian: Nowi Dwór; formerly 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,[1] with 10,171 inhabitants (2012).
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History
The settlement was established in 1570.[2] Initially owned by the Loitz family, it was later governed by the Wejher and Sobieski noble families,[2] including King of Poland John III Sobieski. Administratively it was part of the Malbork Voivodeship within the Polish Crown. As a result of the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it was annexed by the German state of Prussia. In 1920 it became part of the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk).[2]
On September 1, 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland, causing World War II, the Germans murdered the local Polish customs inspector.[3] The town was then annexed by Nazi Germany. During the war, a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp was operated by the Germans in the town.[4] One of the places where the Germans used the forced labour of Stutthof prisoners was the train station, where there is now a memorial plaque. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war in 1945, the town again became part of Poland.
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Notable residents
- Krzysztof Pilarz (born 1980), professional goalkeeper, (participated in over 250 games)
- Piotr Sierzputowski (born 1992), tennis coach
International relations
Nowy Dwór Gdański is twinned with:[5]
References
External links
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