Nowe Brzesko

Nowe Brzesko
Town
All Saints Church
Nowe Brzesko
Coordinates: 50°8′14″N 20°23′5″E / 50.13722°N 20.38472°E / 50.13722; 20.38472
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyProszowice
GminaNowe Brzesko
Population
(2011 official census)
1,662

Nowe Brzesko [ˈnɔvɛ ˈbʐɛskɔ] is a town in Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowe Brzesko. According to 2011 official census Nowe Brzesko has population of 1662. It gained town rights in 1279, but lost that status in 1870 by decree of the Russian tsar. It became a town again on 1 January 2011.

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