Nowe Warpno

Nowe Warpno
Nowe Warpno
	Aerial view of the town center and Nowe Warpno Bay
	Coat of arms
	Nowe Warpno
	Coordinates: 53°43′N 14°16′E / 53.717°N 14.267°E / 53.717; 14.267
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Police
Gmina	Nowe Warpno
First mentioned	1184
Area
• Total	24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,170
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	72-022
Vehicle registration	ZPL
Voivodeship roads

Nowe Warpno [ˈnɔvɛ ˈvarpnɔ] (Kashubian: Nowô Wôrpino; German: Neuwarp) is a historic town in northwestern Poland, within Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Location

The town lies on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, at the border with Germany. It is the seat of the urban-rural administrative district called Gmina Nowe Warpno. The town, located in the historic Western Pomerania, is known for its lagoon marina, a seventeenth-century timber-framed town hall and old core.

The town's population is 1,170 (according to figures for 2006). The rural part of its gmina has the lowest population density of any such division in Poland, with only 2.09 persons/km²; the town's density (48.8/km²) raises the overall population density of the gmina to 7.88/km², still the fourth lowest in Poland.

The town is on the inlet of Nowe Warpno Bay on the southern shore of the Szczecin Lagoon. Across an 800 m wide strait lies the village of Altwarp in the German part of Pomerania. A small uninhabited island being part of Nowe Warpno lies only 70 m off the coast of Altwarp.

A ferry runs between Nowe Warpno and Altwarp (Stare Warpno) across the German border. There used to be a duty-free shop on board, but this ended when Poland joined the European Union.

Nearby Podgrodzie is in Nowe Warpno district (in the past it was a separate locality). It lies on a picturesque headland with several vacation centres.

Tourism

Nowe Warpno is a popular destination for regional tourism, and international tourists, mainly from Germany. Available accommodation in the town includes a resort, a marina, camping, a guest house, and rooms in private homes.

The Old Town of Nowe Warpno has a number of historical monuments, including the unique timber framed Nowe Warpno Town Hall, the Church of the Assumption and preserved old townhouses. Outside the Old Town there are the Saint Hubertus church and the palace in Karszno, former post of the Polish Border Protection Troops.