Starogard Gdański
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| Starogard Gdański | |
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| (Flag) | (Coat of arms) |
| Basic Information | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomerania |
| Population | 49 579(2005) |
| City rights | 1348 |
| Latitude Longitude |
53°57'N 18°52'E |
| Area | 25,27 km² |
| Density | 1961,97/km² |
| Area code | +48 58 |
| Car plates | GST |
| Economy and Traffic | |
| Administration | |
| Mayor | Edmund Stachowicz |
| Municipal Website | |
Starogard Gdański (meaning approximately "Old Town of Gdańsk"; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Starogarda; former German: Preußisch Stargard) is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004). It is 50 km from the Tricity (Polish: Trójmiasto) agglomeration on the coast of Gdańsk Bay.
Starogard has been the capital of Starogard County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, but was previously a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975-1998). Car registration numbers start with GST.
Starogard is the biggest city of the region called Kociewie and is populated by Kocievians.
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[edit] Etymology
The name Starogard means "old city" in the Pomeranian language. Gdański is appended to the name to differentiate it from other places named Starogard. The German name Preußisch Stargard means "Prussian Starogard" and is similarly used to disambiguate from other places named Stargard. (See also Stargard).
[edit] History
Starogard Gdański was first mentioned in 1198 when Duke Grzymisław II of Pomerania granted the settlement to the Knights Hospitaller. Archeological evidence indicates remnants of a neolithic settlement from four to five thousand years ago.
Since September of 1939 in nearby forest called Szpęgawski Forest (north-east of the town) Germans had killed in mass executions about 7 000 Poles.
[edit] Major corporations
- Polpharma SA
- Destylarnia Sobieski SA
[edit] Education
- Pomorska Wyższa Szkoła Polityki Społecznej i Gospodarczej
[edit] Sports
- SKS Starogard Gdański, men's basketball team promoted to play in Era Basket Liga in the 2004/2005 season.
[edit] Population
1950: ? inhabitants
1960: 25,800 inhabitants
1970: 33,700 inhabitants
1975: 39,500 inhabitants
1980: 44,200 inhabitants
1990: 49,500 inhabitants
1995: 50,600 inhabitants
1998: 50,700 inhabitants
2001: 49,884 inhabitants
[edit] Famous residents
