Nowa Sól

Coordinates: 51°48′N 15°43′E / 51.800°N 15.717°E / 51.800; 15.717
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Nowa Sól

Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County
and had a population of 38,763 (2019).

History

The first mention of the settlement in the region of modern Nowa Sól dates back to the 14th century. The Latin book

Roman Catholicism in 1654.[5]

Neusalz in the 18th century
Saint Anthony's Catholic Church

The entrance of

Halle.[4]

Neusalz developed into one of the largest ports on the Silesian Oder and handled the majority of salt traffic on the river.

Frederick II of Prussia granted Neusalz town rights on 9 October 1743 and initiated plans to expand the town,[4] it had 97 houses.[5] A colony of the Moravian Church was also founded in the same year. After the Battle of Kunersdorf, Neusalz was plundered on 24 September 1759.[5]
Forty houses were burnt down, as was the Moravian community, which was restored in 1763.

Neusalz was administered within Landkreis Freystadt i. Niederschles. in Prussian Silesia after the Napoleonic Wars. The modern industrial development began in the 19th century when new factories, especially linen factories and steelworks, were opened. Neusalz was first connected to the Silesian railway in 1871, the same year the town became part of the German Empire during the unification of Germany. Expansion and modernization of the harbor began on 11 October 1897. Neusalz became part of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia in 1919. A wooden bridge across the Oder, originally built in 1870, was rebuilt using reinforced concrete in 1932.[5]

During World War II Neusalz was the site of a labor camp belonging to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp. German troops destroyed the concrete bridge on 9 February 1945, but the Soviet Red Army entered Neusalz on 13/14 February 1945.[5] A number of buildings burnt down, including the Catholic Church.[5]

Nowa Sól was rebuilt as an industrial and administrative center, superseding nearby

Zielona Gora Voivodeship, after which it became part of the Lubusz Voivodeship. The town is featured in the documentary 5000 Miles, about a family from Wisconsin
in the United States wishing to adopt a Polish child.

Panoramic view of Nowa Sól from the Oder

Population

  • 1743: 800[6]
  • 1787: 1,503
  • 1825: 2,211
  • 1868: 5,109
  • 1890: 9,075
  • 1905: 13,002
  • 1929: 14,300 to 16,300 (agglomeration)
  • 1939: 17,326
  • 1961: 27,425
  • 1970: 33,386

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Nowa Sól is twinned with:[7][8]

Notes

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References

  • Weczerka, Hugo (1977). Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands, Schlesien (in German).
    ISBN 3-520-31601-3
    .
  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis online.
  3. ^ H. Markgraf, J. W. Schulte, Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis, Breslau 1889.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Weczerka, p. 351
  5. ^ a b c d e f Weczerka, p. 352
  6. ^ Population figures taken from Weczerka, pp. 352-53
  7. ^ "20-lecie współpracy Nowej Soli z Miastami Partnerskimi". nowasol.pl (in Polish). Nowa Sól. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". achim.de (in German). Achim. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

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