Starogard Gdański
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 Starogard Gdański
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| Coordinates: 53°58′N 18°32′E / 53.967°N 18.533°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Pomeranian | ||
| County | Starogard | ||
| Gmina | Starogard Gdański (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 1198 | ||
| Town rights | 1348 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Janusz Stankowiak | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 48,136 | ||
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 83-200 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 58 | ||
| Car plates | GST | ||
| Website | http://www.starogard.pl | ||
Starogard Gdański [staˈrɔɡard ˈɡdaɲskʲi] (meaning approximately "the old stronghold"; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Starogarda; German: Preußisch Stargard) is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004).
Starogard has been the capital of Starogard County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, but was previously a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. Car registration numbers start with GST.
Starogard is the capital and second biggest city (after Tczew) of the region called Kociewie and is populated by Kocievians.
Starogard Gdański is located in Pomerania on the small river Wierzyca, about 21 kilometres (13 miles) south-west of Tczew, 40 km (25 mi) south of Gdańsk and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of Chojnice. It is 50 km (31 mi) from the Tricity (Polish: Trójmiasto) agglomeration on the coast of Gdańsk Bay.
The name Starogard means "old city" in the Pomeranian language. Gdański is appended in the 20th century to the name to differentiate it from other places named Starogard. The German name Preußisch Stargard (Prussian Stargard) is similarly used to disambiguate from other places named Stargard. (See ).
Archeological evidence indicates remnants of a neolithic settlement from four to five thousand years ago.
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