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![[Nowy Sac flag]](../images/p/pl-nsa.gif)
image by Antonio Martins, 21 May 1999
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Nowy Sącz was formerly a regional seat, now in the Cracovian region,
An important market city of the region.
Nowy Sącz city is a separate county, and is no part of Nowy
Sacz county.
The town of Nowy Sacz was founded in 1292 by the Czech King Vaclav
II on the site of the earlier village of Kamienica. Situated on the trade
route to Hungary, Nowy Sacz quickly developed into an important trade and
administrative centre. A castle and fortified walls were built there during
the reign of Polish King Casimir the Great.
Between the 14th and 17th centuries it could even compete with Krakow
for the label of the most important town of the region.
At the end of the 18th century, after the Partitions of Poland, Nowy
Sacz became a part of Austrian Empire. After World War I it was returned
to Poland and, following a short period of Polish independence, it suffered
5 years of Nazi occupation. During that time, it was known for its strong
resistance movement. After World War II, Nowy Sacz again became a Polish
city, for the time being it even is the capital of the province. German
name: Neu Sandez. 84268 inhabitants.
Gwidon S. Naskrent, 6 Sept 2000
![[Nowy Sac commune CoA]](../images/p/pl-mp)ns.gif)
image from this webpage.
![[Nowy Sacz flag]](../images/p/pl-mp-ns.gif)
image by Gunnar Staack, 26 Oct 2000