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Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Sztum |
Gmina | Stary Targ |
Population | 1,000 |
Stary Targ [ˈstarɨ ˈtark] (literally "Old Market"; formerly German: Altmark) is a village in Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stary Targ.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Sztum and 61 km (38 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 1,000.
The Truce of Altmark between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden was signed in the village in 1629.