Stare Pole

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Stare Pole
Village
Stare Pole
Coordinates: 54°3′16″N 19°11′59″E / 54.05444°N 19.19972°E / 54.05444; 19.19972
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Malbork
Gmina Stare Pole
Population 1,834
Website starepole.pl

Stare Pole [ˈstarɛ ˈpɔlɛ] (German Altfelde) is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stare Pole.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Malbork and 51 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Since Prussia and Pomerania are overlapping regions see also History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,834.

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Coordinates: 54°3′16″N 19°11′59″E / 54.05444°N 19.19972°E / 54.05444; 19.19972

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