POLSKA	POLAND
województwo: Wielkopolskie	voivodship: Greater Poland (Posnania)
powiat ostrowski	county: Ostrów Wielkopolski

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Nowe Skalmierzyce is situated at an elevation of 135 m about 14 km northeast of the district town Ostrów Wielkopolski, right outside of the limits of the independent city of Kalisz.

Scarbimirze was first mentioned in 1337 and since 1827 has been known as Skalmierzyce, the German name was Skalmierschütz. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 (see map), the village became part of Prussia. During the Napoleonic times it became part of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807 (see map), before it was restored to Prussia (as part of the initially autonomous Grand Duchy of Posen/Poznań; see map) by the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Since that time its life was determined by its location about 2 km from the border to the Russian empire. From 1908 to 1920 the official name of the town was Neu-Skalmierschütz. Skalmierzyce became part of Poland after World War I. After being occupied by German forces during World War II, the name was changed to Kalmen (1943–1945). After the war, the name was reverted to the Polish Skalmierzyce Nowe, which had been in use since 1896. It obtained the status of a town in 1962 and at the same time was given the name Nowe Skalmierzyce. Today, the municipality of Nowe Skalmierzyce consists of the localities Biskupice Ołoboczne, Dobrzec, Droszew, Gostyczna, Kotowiecko, Nowe Skalmierzyce, Ociąż, Skalmierzyce, Strzegowa, Szczypiorno and Śmiłów.

The railway station (dworzec kolejowy) [bottom left picture] was built in 1904–1909. The neo-Gothic building with its characteristic tower is constructed of partially glazed bricks. Parts of the station were rebuilt in 1924–1926.

The building depicted on the bottom right picture is labeled post office (poczta).