Nitta

The former name of a town (Nitamachi) in Nitta County, southeastern Gunma Prefecture. The area now occupies the western part of Ota City. In 1956 (Showa 31), Kizakimachi and the two villages of Ikushina and Watauchi merged to form Nittamachi. In 2005 (Heisei 17), it was merged into Ota City. The Tobu Railway Isesaki Line runs through the area. The northern part of the area is the Omama alluvial fan, with extensive field crops such as mulberry fields, while the southern part is mostly low-lying rice paddy land. The alluvial fan spring area is 55 meters above sea level, and is home to settlements with names that begin with the character "i" (well), such as Koganei, Ichinoi, and Kanei. Cultivation progressed as the manor of the medieval Nitta clan, and it is said to be the place where Nitta Yoshisada raised his army, and is rich in historical sites such as Ikushina Shrine and the remains of Sorimachiyakata, which are associated with the clan. In 2000, the remains related to the manor were collectively designated as a national historic site under the name "Nitta Sho Ruins." Kizaki, the central settlement in the former town area, is a small town that developed from a post town, and in addition to being a shopping district, it is home to a beer factory, and the alluvial fan is used for forced vegetable cultivation and livestock farming. The Ichinokura settlement is the site of a former military airfield.

[Murakami Sadao]

"Nitta Town Journal, 5 volumes (1983-1990, Nitta Town)"

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群馬県南東部、新田郡にあった旧町名（新田町(まち)）。現在は太田市の西部を占める地区。1956年（昭和31）木崎(きざき)町と生品(いくしな)、綿打(わたうち)の2村が合併して新田町が成立。2005年（平成17）太田市に合併。東武鉄道伊勢崎(いせさき)線が通じる。地域の北部は大間々(おおまま)扇状地で桑畑などの畑作地が広く、南部の大部分は低平な水田地帯である。扇端湧泉(ゆうせん)地帯は標高55メートルで、小金井(こがねい)、市野井(いちのい)、金井(かねい)など「井」のつく集落が分布する。中世新田氏の荘園(しょうえん)として開墾が進み、新田義貞(よしさだ)の挙兵地といわれ、ゆかりの生品神社、反町館(そりまちやかた)跡などの史跡に富む。荘園に関する遺跡は2000年にまとめて「新田荘遺跡」として国の史跡に指定された。旧町域の中心集落の木崎は宿場から発展した小市街地で、買い物町のほかビール工場があり、扇状地では野菜の促成栽培や畜産が行われる。市野倉(いちのくら)開拓地は軍の旧飛行場跡。

［村木定雄］

『『新田町誌』全5巻（1983～1990・新田町）』

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