With 33,293[2] inhabitants, Nowy Targ is the largest town and the historic capital of Podhale, as well as its main commercial, communication and industrial center.

Established before 1233, Nowy Targ received city rights on 22 June 1346 from King Casimir the Great.

The historic architectural and urban complex of the town with a medieval market square has been preserved to this day.

Nowy Targ was a royal town of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and was granted staple right in 1638.

[5] During the German occupation of Poland, the authorities of the General Government introduced the official name of Neumarkt am Dohnst.

Winter usually lasts from late November to early April and between 90 and 110 days a year there is a snow cover.

Initially built in a gothic style, it was later repaired and rebuilt featuring, among others, a baroque altar piece and paintings, a rococo pulpit, and 18th-century organ and bell tower.

The interior retains its baroque character, especially in the altar and side chapels, although numerous pieces are replicas of wooden originals lost to fire.