Nowy Dwór, Chojnice County

Nowy Dwór
Village
Nowy Dwór
Coordinates: 53°37′39″N 17°33′2″E / 53.62750°N 17.55056°E / 53.62750; 17.55056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaChojnice
Population
127
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGCH

Nowy Dwór [ˈnɔvɨ ˈdvur] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south of Chojnice and 109 km (68 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Nowy Dwór was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

Notable people

  • Bartłomiej Nowodworski (ca. 1552–1625), Polish military leader and publicist, Knight of Malta, was born in the village

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 82 (in Polish)