Nowy Duninów

Nowy Duninów [ˈnɔvɨ duˈninuf] is a village in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowy Duninów,^[1] a rural area.^[2] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Płock and 112 km (70 mi) west of Warsaw.

Nowy Duninów
Village
Neo-Gothic chateau in Nowy Duninów
Coat of arms
Nowy Duninów
Coordinates: 52°34′49″N 19°28′24″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Płock
Gmina	Nowy Duninów

Geography

Nowy Duninów is located on the Vistula a few kilometers northwest of Stary Duninów (Old Duninów), at the intersection of Route 62 (DK-62) and Route 573 (DW-573). It has port facilities, which are now mostly for water-sports enthusiasts.^[3]

History

A sugar mill was founded at Nowy Duninów in 1846 for processing sugar beets, as it had a good port for agricultural transport.^[3] Among the other industries in the village in the early 20th century were distilleries, a brickyard, a sawmill and fish farms.^[3]

Castle

It's Neogothic "pocket castle" was built from 1835 to 1840^[4] by Karol Albrecht Wilhelm Baron von Ike,^[5] and served various functions over its long history from being a chapel, a cinema and a hotel.^[6] In 1959 it became a "registered monument".^[7] By the late 1980s it had fallen into disrepair when in 1992 it was remodeled as a private residence.^[6][7]

Notes and references

1. "TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). Central Statistical Office (GUS). 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
2. "Tabela klasyfikacji DEGURBA-województwo mazowieckie" [The Degree of urbanisation (DEGURBA) classification table - Mazowieckie voivodship]. Podział Jednostek Przestrzennych Województwa Mazowieckiego wg Klasyfikacji DEGURBA [Division of Spatial Units of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship according to the DEGURBA Classification] (in Polish). Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego Województwa Mazowieckiego [Regional Operational Program of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship]. 2012. p. 4. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020.
3. "Polskie miasta w fotografii: Nowy Duninów" [Polish cities in photography: Nowy Duninów] (in Polish). 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017.
4. "Zabyski [Monuments]". Gmina Nowy Duninów. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
5. Sumliński, Andrzej; Sumlińska, Aleksandra (2012). "Zespół pałacowo-parkowy w Nowym Duninowiena starej fotografii" [The palace and park complex in the Nowy Duninów area old photographs]. Nasze Korzenie (in Polish). 2. Mazovian Museum in Płock: 20–22. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020.
6. Kowalska, Karolina "Cahirka" (28 July 2017). "Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park - by motorcycle along the Vistula River". Mototrasa. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020.
7. "Nowy Duninów". Katalog zamków, pałaców i dworów w Polsce [Catalog of castles, palaces and manors in Poland] (in Polish). Polskie Zabytki [Polish Monuments]. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020.