Nowe Warpno

Nowe Warpno 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 called Gmina Nowe Warpno.The town's population is 1,170 . 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 raises the overall population density of the gmina to 7.88/km², still the fourth lowest in Poland.Until World War II the town was in Germany, and was known by its German name, Neuwarp. It was transferred to Poland in 1945 as part of the territorial changes agreed at the Potsdam Conference.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. 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 across the German border. There used to be a duty-free shop on board, but this ended when Poland joined the European Union.