Starogard Gdański
Starogard Gdański | |
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City Hall Saint Matthew church Wiechert Palace Market Square Saint Adalbert church | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′N 18°32′E / 53.967°N 18.533°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Starogard Gdański (urban gmina) |
| Established | 1198 |
| City rights | 1348 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Janusz Stankowiak |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 47,272 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83-200 |
| Area code | +48 58 |
| Car plates | GST |
| Website | http://www.starogard.pl |
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Starogard Gdański (Polish pronunciation: [staˈrɔɡard ˈɡdaj̃skʲi] ⓘ; until 1950: Starogard; formerly German: Preußisch Stargard) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004). Starogard is the capital of Starogard County.
Founded in the Middle Ages, Starogard is a city with various heritage sights including medieval defensive walls and towers. It was the location of the sejmik (local parliament) of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in the early modern period. In the late modern period, it was an important center of Polish resistance against the Germanisation policies of Prussia following the Partitions of Poland. Starogard is home to one of the oldest vodka factories in Poland, one of the largest and oldest psychiatric hospitals in Poland and notable basketball club SKS Starogard Gdański. Starogard is the second biggest city of the ethnocultural region of Kociewie (after Tczew). It is considered the capital of Kociewie, and as such it hosts the Museum of Kociewie Land, devoted to the history of the region.