Warsaw's New Town is a neighbourhood dating from the 15th century, lying just north of the Old Town and connected to it by Freta Street, which begins at the Barbican. Like the Old Town, the New Town was destroyed by the Nazis during WWII and rebuilt after the war. The historic district of the New Town was formed at the turn of the 14th century as an independent city, with its own vogt, council and a town hall. Now, Freta is a busy street with lots of pedestrians and many good but not so expensive restaurants and pubs. In one of the houses on the right hand side, Marie Curie was born at the end of 19th century.
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