Nowy Sącz was founded on 8 November 1292 by
the Bohemian king Wenceslaus II, on the site of an earlier village named
Kamienica. The foundation of Nowy Sącz took place due to the efforts of Bishop
of Kraków, Pawel z Przemankowa, who owned Kamienica. Upon request of the
bishop, Wenceslaus II granted it Magdeburg rights, making it the only Polish
town founded by the Bohemian king. Its name was taken from the nearby town of Stary
Sącz, and as early as 1329, the name was spelled Nowy Sandacz. In the 14th and
15th century Nowy Sącz emerged as one of the most important economic and
cultural centers of
