Nowy Dwór Gdański
Nowy Dwór Gdański 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.
History
The settlement was established in 1570. Initially owned by the Loitz family, it was later governed by the Wejher and Sobieski noble families, 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 Prussia, in 1871 it became part of Germany, and in 1920 it became part of the Free City of Danzig.On September 1, 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland, causing World War II, the Germans murdered the local Polish customs inspector. 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. One of the places where the Germans used the forced labour of Stutthof prisoners was the train station, where there is now a :File:Nowy Dwór Gdański 005.jpg|memorial plaque. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war, in 1945, the town was finally restored to Poland.
Notable residents
- Krzysztof Pilarz a professional football goalkeeper, over 250 games
International relations
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Hennef, Germany – since 2001
