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invasion (1655–1660), left the predominantly timber buildings of the New Town burned, but because of those events many beautiful and more permanent buildings were erected (the Town Hall, built in 1680;
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of the New Town was formed at the turn of the 14th century as an independent city. The official recognition of the New Town occurred in 1408, when it was separated from the Old Town by an act issued by
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for the inhabitants were razed to the ground. The reconstruction of the New Town begun in 1954. However, some of the significant buildings were not restored by the
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began to be used as the coat of arms. The image of a girl with a unicorn can still be found in the main square, it decorates the top of the well in front of the
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bridge built between 1568-1573 by Erazm Cziotko (c. 500 m (1,600 ft) long). Unfortunately it was destroyed in 1603 by the drifting ice floes.
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As a separate territorial entity, the New Town was using its own seal with a coat of arms. A version known from 1648 features a female figure and a
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was erected, and according to the 1546 mensuration there were 204 estates in the Warsaw New Town. The largest investment of that time was the
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The town of New Warsaw had been established in the early 15th century, being located to the north from
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Neighbourhood and City Information System area in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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of the insurgent positions by the Germans. Many historic edifices, that served as
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The location of the neighbourhood of New Town in the district of
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After the incorporation of the New Town into Warsaw, the
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The Civilian Population and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
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Neil Wilson; Tom Parkinson; Richard Watkins (2005).
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Warsaw New Town
Neighbourhood
City Information System
New Town Market Place in 2017.
New Town Market Place
The location of the neighbourhood of New Town in the district of Śródmieście, in accordance to the City Information System.
Śródmieście
City Information System
52°15′10″N 21°00′29″E / 52.25278°N 21.00806°E / 52.25278; 21.00806
Poland
Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
City county
Warsaw
District
Śródmieście
Municipal neighbourhood
Staromiejskie
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
neighbourhood
City Information System
Warsaw
Poland
Śródmieście
Old Warsaw

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