Nowy Wiśnicz [ˈnɔvɨ ˈvʲiɕɲit͡ʂ] (Yiddish: ווישניצא Vishnitsa) is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,728 inhabitants (2019). Located 4 miles (6 kilometres) south of Bochnia, Nowy Wiśnicz is renowned for its Italianate fortified castle which dominates the skyline.

Nowy Wiśnicz
Nowy Wiśnicz Castle
Coat of arms
Nowy Wiśnicz
Coordinates: 49°55′N 20°27′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Bochnia
Gmina	Nowy Wiśnicz
Area
• Total	5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	2,728[1]
Postal code	32-720

Former structures

The Carmelite Church in Nowy Wiśnicz was established by Stanisław Lubomirski, voivode of Kraków to commemorate the victory over the Turks in the Battle of Khotyn (1621).[2] It was constructed according to design by Matteo Trapola between 1631 and 1635.[2] The interior was embellished with profuse early baroque stucco decorations by Giovanni Battista Falconi, frescoes by Mathäus Ingermann of Rome, 8 marble altars with oil paintings by Ingermann and probably by José de Ribera (the founder was a passionate collector of European art).[2] Between 1942 and 1944 the interior was devastated by the Germans and eventually the church had been demolished.[2]

See also

• Eugeniusz Molski, a well-known sculptor from Nowy Wiśnicz

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nowy Wiśnicz.

• http://nowywisnicz.pl Official town webpage] (in Polish)
• Jewish Community in Nowy Wiśnicz on Virtual Shtetl

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