, ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁n uns , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁water works ▁were ▁launched . ▁After ▁the ▁flo od ▁of ▁ 1 4 9 6 , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁ep ide mic ▁that ▁killed ▁half ▁the ▁population . ▁Only ▁three ▁mar ri ages ▁and ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁surv ived ▁the ▁next ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁the ▁first ▁pot tery ▁was ▁established , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 8 ▁the ▁first ▁pot tery ▁gu ild ▁was ▁founded ▁here . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁the ▁monaster y ▁was ▁sec ular ized ▁and ▁a ▁court ▁and ▁a ▁school ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁its ▁former ▁buildings . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Germany . ▁He av ily ▁dev ast ated ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁town ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Poland ▁upon ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁O der - Ne isse ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Now og rod zie c ▁was ▁in ▁J elen ia ▁Gó ra ▁Vo iv odes hip . ▁ ▁S ights ▁Among ▁the ▁historic ▁s ights ▁of ▁Now og rod zie c ▁are ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁( R atus z ), ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁church ▁of ▁Sain ts ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul ▁with ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁Mag dal ene