Starogard Gdański
Place in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Starogard Gdański (Polish pronunciation: [staˈrɔɡard ˈɡdaj̃skʲi] ⓘ; until 1950: Starogard; Kashubian: Starogarda; formerly German: Preußisch Stargard) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004).
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Starogard Gdański | |
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Coordinates: 53°58′N 18°32′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Starogard |
Gmina | Starogard Gdański (urban gmina) |
Established | 1198 |
City rights | 1348 |
Government | |
• City mayor | Janusz Stankowiak |
Area | |
• Total | 25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 47,272 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 83-200 |
Area code | +48 58 |
Car plates | GST |
Website | http://www.starogard.pl |
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Starogard is the capital of Starogard County. It is also the second biggest city (after Tczew) of the ethnocultural region Kociewie and is populated by Kociewians.