Nowe Warpno

Nowe Warpno
Nowe Warpno
	Town Hall in Nowe Warpno from 1697 is one of the most distinctive town halls in Poland
	Coat of arms
	Nowe Warpno
	Coordinates: 53°43′N 14°16′E / 53.717°N 14.267°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Police
Gmina	Nowe Warpno
Area
• Total	24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,170
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code	72-022

Nowe Warpno [ˈnɔvɛ ˈvarpnɔ] (German: Neuwarp) is a town in northwestern Poland, in Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, very close to the border with Germany. It is the seat of the urban-rural gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowe Warpno.

The town's population is 1,170 (according to figures for 2006). The rural part of its gmina has the lowest population density of any such division in Poland, with only 2.09 persons/km²; the town's density (48.8/km²) raises the overall population density of the gmina to 7.88/km², still the fourth lowest in Poland.

The town is located on the inlet of Neuwarp Bay on the southern shore of the Szczecin Lagoon. Across an 800 m wide strait lies the town of Altwarp in the German part of Pomerania. (Alt and Neu mean "old" and "new" in German; in Polish Nowe also means "new".) A small uninhabited island being part of Nowe Warpno lies only 70 m off the coast of Altwarp.

A ferry runs between Nowe Warpno and Altwarp (Stare Warpno) across the German border. There used to be a duty-free shop on board, but this ended when Poland joined the European Union.

Nearby Podgrodzie is in Nowe Warpno district (in the past it was a separate locality). It lies on a picturesque headland with several vacation centres.

Nowe Warpno is a popular destination for regional tourism, also known among international tourists, mainly from Germany. Available accommodations in the town include a resort, a marina, camping, a guest house, and rooms in private homes.