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"...Nature is the source, which can lift the spirit.." - Constable
History and nature
Initially the lands on which Nowy Dwór stands today were part of the Rawka Principality created in 1313. And the manor itself was established as a hunting 
residence of the erstwhile princes of Mazowsze and later of the Royalty of Poland. From 1462 until the Second Partition of Poland (1793) these lands belonged to the Rawka District. After the Second Partition these lands became part of Prussia, and in 1807 they were incorporated into The Duchy of Warsaw. After The Duchy was partitioned in 1815 Nowy Dwór and its surroundings found themselves to be a part of Russia. The 19th century has seen many manor complexes built. They vary in architectural form and layout. The region surrounding Nowy Dwór is opulent in historical monuments. There are medieval settlements dating from the 11th and 12th century in Stara Rawa, which lies only 2 km from Nowy Dwór and in the Dzwonkowice village. Stara Rawa used to be the initial location of today's Rawa Mazowiecka (which today has a population of approx. 18 000, it is the capital of Rawa County). There is a memento here in the form of an old church - Saint Simon's and Jude's Church which had been built in the first half of the 18th century. The church itself, along with the bell tower as well as some tombstones in the nearby cemetery is listed in the Registry of Polish Monuments. In the second half of the 19th century in the nearby village of Raducz Russian barracks were built and for a long time were home to the Russian Tsar's Army. They were later transformed into a military training ground for the Polish Army. A famous television series "Czterej pancerni i pies" was also filmed there.
In the vicinity of Nowy Dwór there is over 20 historical manor complexes and palaces dating from the 19th and early 20th century. Some of them, like Nowy Dwór are listed in the Registry of Polish Monuments. There are a number of historical villages near Nowy Dwór: Lipce Reymontowskie, Żelazowa Wola, Nieborów and Arcadia, Radziejowice, Łowicz, Rawa Mazowiecka - which is closely tied with the history of the Duchery of Mazowsze, the Jesuit Monastery and with the founding of Skierniewice in the 12th century.
Nowy Dwór has an appealing history, but it is also rich in beautiful nature which surrounds the complex. This historical area lies amidst the hillocks of the Mid-Mazowiecki Lowlands in the so called Mezoregion of the Lowicko-Błońska Plateau, which is covered by meadows and forests.
Nowy Dwór lies in a meander of the Rawka River, which runs through the heart of the Bolimowski Landscape Park. The park's boarders are those of the Nowy Dwór complex. The Rawka River has almost entirely kept its initial characteristics: clean water, a quick current and many meanders. In thesurrounding forest you will find mostly pines, spruces, birches, oaks, hornbeams, lindens, alders and ash trees. The forests are full of forest fruit such as berries, blackberries 
and mushrooms. The Bolimowski forests are inhabited by the following animals: fallow deer, deer, moose, boars, foxes and beavers.
The Rawka River is filled with many breeds of fish. The area is also inhabited by approximately 100 differentspecies of birds, such as pheasants, grey partridges, cuckoo birds, woodpeckers, owls and falcons. On the meadows near the Rawka, you can find white and black storks, and sometimes even cranes. There is asmall area covered by marshes betweenNowy Dwór and the nearby village of Raducz, these are remnants of manmade ponds for fish. They are now covered almost entirely by canes and alders.
