Nowa Biała, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Nowa Biała [ˈnɔva ˈbjawa] (Slovak: Nová Belá, German: Neubela, Hungarian: Újbéla) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Targ, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Nowy Targ and 70 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

Nowa Biała
Village
St. Catherine church
Nowa Biała
Coordinates: 49°27′N 20°9′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMalopolska
CountyNowy Targ
GminaGmina Nowy Targ
Highest elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Lowest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
1,300
Websitewww.nowabiala.com

The village is in Central European Time, or UTC +1[2][3] and has a population of 1,300.

It is one of the 14 villages in the Polish part of the historical region of Spiš (Polish: Spisz) and the only one of them lying on the left bank of the Białka river, owing to translocation of the stream in the past.[4]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Nowa Biała - Poland". stad.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. "CET – Central European Time". Time and Date AS. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. Józef Nyka (2010). Pieniny. Przewodnik. Latchorzew. p. 95. ISBN 978-83-60078-09-9.


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