Skarszewy

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Skarszewy
Rebuilt remains of palace of Knights Hospitaller in Skarszewy

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Skarszewy
Coordinates: 54°4′2″N 18°26′45″E / 54.06722°N 18.44583°E / 54.06722; 18.44583
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Starogard
Gmina Skarszewy
Established 12th century
Town rights 1320
Government
  Mayor Dariusz Skalski
Area
  Total 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,824
  Density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 83-250
Area code(s) +48 58
Car plates GST
Website http://www.skarszewy.pl

Skarszewy [skarˈʂɛvɨ] (Kashubian: Skarszewò, German: Schöneck) is a small town 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Gdańsk in Starogard Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Located between Kościerzyna and Tczew. Population: 6 809 (30 June 2005). In 2005 the town was given the title the Pearl of Pomerania.

19 villages belong to the rural-municipal commune of Skarszewy (together: 13,934 inhabitants, 30 June 2005):

Bączek, Bolesławowo, Bożpole Królewskie, Czarnocin, Demlin, Godziszewo, Jaroszewy, Junkrowy, Kamierowo, Kamierowskie Piece, Koźmin, Malary, Mirowo Duże, Nowy Wiec, Obozin, Pogódki.

Between 1629 and 1655 the city was devastated by the Swedes, and large fires in the years 1708, 1714, 1731 destroyed almost all the buildings.

The old town is enclosed by fragments of the 14th century stone walls and a Gothic parish Church of St Michael the Archangel which dates from the l4th century with well-preserved furnishings from the baroque era.

History

Coordinates: 54°04′N 18°26′E / 54.067°N 18.433°E / 54.067; 18.433

International relations

In 1996, Skarszewy was twinned with Sandy in Bedfordshire, England. Each year over summer, students from Sandy Upper School, Stratton Upper School in Biggleswade and Dame Alice Harpur School in Bedford travel to Skarszewy for twelve days to teach English to some of the younger generation of the town.[1]

Twin towns – Sister cities

Skarszewy is twinned with:

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