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Starogard County

Starogard County
Powiat starogardzki
County
Flag of Starogard County
Flag
Coat of arms of Starogard County
Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Starogard Gdański): 53°58′N 18°32′E / 53.967°N 18.533°E / 53.967; 18.533Coordinates: 53°58′N 18°32′E / 53.967°N 18.533°E / 53.967; 18.533
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
Seat Starogard Gdański
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,345.28 km2 (519.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 121,963
 • Density 91/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Urban 61,654
 • Rural 60,309
Car plates GST
Website http://www.powiatstarogard.pl

Starogard County (Polish: powiat starogardzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. The name is a combination of two terms: stari which is Slavic for old and gard which is Pomeranian language stands for town, city, fortified settlement. In this meaning, the term gard (also spelled as gôrd) is still being used in the only surviving dialect of the Pomeranian, Kashubian language. The cocunty came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Starogard Gdański, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county contains three other towns: Skarszewy, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Starogard Gdański, Skórcz, 19 km (12 mi) south of Starogard Gdański, and Czarna Woda, 33 km (21 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański. Starogard County is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy ethnic group.

The county covers an area of 1,345.28 square kilometres (519.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 121,963, out of which the population of Starogard Gdański is 48,136, that of Skarszewy is 6,824, that of Skórcz is 3,512, that of Czarna Woda is 3,182, and the rural population is 60,309.


Starogard County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Starogard County is bordered by Gdańsk County to the north, Tczew County to the east, Świecie County to the south, Tuchola County to the south-west, and Chojnice County and Kościerzyna County to the west.


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