Stargard Szczeciński
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| Motto: Stargard - Klejnot Pomorza Stargard - Jewel of Pomerania |
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  Stargard Szczeciński
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||
| County | Stargard | ||
| Gmina | Stargard Szczeciński (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 12th century | ||
| Town rights | 1243 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Sławomir Pajor | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 48.1 km² (18.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 70,534 | ||
| - Density | 1,466.4/km² (3,798/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 73-110 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 91 | ||
| Car plates | ZST | ||
| Website: http://www.stargard.pl | |||
Stargard Szczeciński [ˈstargart ʂt͡ʂɛˈt͡ɕiɲski] (German: Stargard in Pommern; Kashubian: Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, with 71,017 inhabitants (2005). Situated on the Ina River, it is the capital of Stargard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship (1975-1998).
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[edit] History
Stargard, first mentioned around 1140, received Magdeburg city rights in 1253 from the Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania. The city joined the Hanseatic League in 1363 and was strongly fortified. In the 15th century, the Pomeranian dukes chose it as their residence.
During the Thirty Years' War, the city burnt down, and in the 1648 Peace of Westphalia it came — together with the rest of Further Pomerania — to Brandenburg-Prussia. In 1701 Stargard became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1818 after the Napoleonic Wars, Stargard became part of the new district Saatzig within the Province of Pomerania.
The city became part of the German Empire in 1871 during the unification of Germany. On 1 April 1901 it became an independent city separate from Saatzig District.
During World War II the large prisoner-of-war camp Stalag II-D was located near Stargard. The city was placed under Polish administration in 1945 according to the postwar Potsdam Agreement. The German population was expelled and replaced by Poles, mainly from eastern Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.
[edit] Landmarks and monuments
The town is on The European Route of Brick Gothic.
- St. Mary's Church (15th century) - one of the biggest brick churches in Europe;
- St. John's Church (15th century) with high tower (99 m);
- mediaeval fortifications - ramparts, walls, gates (Brama Młyńska "The Mill Gate" from 15th cent.) and towers (13th - 16th centuries) - i.e. Red Sea Tower (Polish: Baszta Morze Czerwone) from 1513;
- renaissance townhall from 15th - 16th centuries;
- gothic tenement-houses;
- granary (16th century);
- expiatory cross (1542);
- column of victory (1945).
Until 1998 southeast of Stargard Szczeciński, there was a facility for mediumwave broadcasting at 15°7'E and 53°18'N used for foreign broadcasting on 1503 kHz with 300 kW. The two antenna towers of the facility are meanwhile dismantled.
[edit] Sport
- Spojnia Stargard Szczeciński - men's basketball team, Dominet Bank Ekstraliga
[edit] Historical population
1618: 12,000 inhabitants
1640: 1,200 inhabitants
1688: 3,600 inhabitants
1720: 400 inhabitants
1740: 5,529 inhabitants
1786: 6,243 inhabitants
1800: 7,000 inhabitants
1901: 25,000 inhabitants
1913: 28,000 inhabitants
1929: 34,600 inhabitants
1939: 39,760 inhabitants
1945: 2,870 inhabitants
1950: 20,684 inhabitants
1960: 33,650 inhabitants
1970: 44,460 inhabitants
1975: 51,400 inhabitants
1980: 59,227 inhabitants
1990: 71,000 inhabitants
1995: 72,254 inhabitants
[edit] Notable residents
- Carl Wilhelm Schmidt (died 1864), missionary
- Adolf Wallenberg (1862-1949), neurologist
- Oscar Levy (1867-1946), writer
- Werner von Blomberg (1878-1946), general
- Arkadiusz Bąk (born 1974), footballer
- Ewa Kasprzyk (born 1957), actress
- Dominika Pawłowska (born 1983), singer
- Mariusz Rogowski, footballer
- Karolina Szarubka, singer
[edit] Twin towns
Stargard is twinned with:
[edit] External links (in Polish)
- http://www.stargard.pl/
- http://www.stargard.com.pl/
- http://www.info.stargard.pl/
- http://www.muryobronne.republika.pl/stargard/stargard.html
- Satellite photo via Google Maps
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