Stargard

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Stargard is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2021, it was inhabited by 67,430 people. It is situated on the Ina River. The city is the seat of the Stargard County, and, extraterritorially, of the municipality of Stargard. It is the second biggest city of Szczecin agglomeration. Stargard is a major railroad junction, where the southwards connection from Szczecin splits into two directions: towards Poznań and Gdańsk. ()

Alternative names: Population: 71.2 thous. (2019)Area: 18.53 mi²Coordinates: 53°20'19"N, 15°2'26"E

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Nearby attractions include: St. Mary's Church, Stargard Mill Gate, Reymonta - Cmentarz Wojskowy, Kościół Ducha Świętego.

~1520 ftSE
Church
St. Mary's Church
8 min walk • St. Mary's Church, also known as the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, stands as an architectural masterpiece in the heart of Krakow, Poland. This Gothic church, with its towering spires reaching for the sky, is one of the most iconic landmarks of...
~1480 ftNE
Arch
Stargard Mill Gate
8 min walk • Mill Gate is an old entrance to the city of Stargard, in Poland, which functioned also as a watergate on Ina river. In medieval times the watch lowered a portcullis into the river for the night, which secured Stargard harbour, situated behind the fortification, from intruders.
1.2 miNW
Cemetery
Reymonta - Cmentarz Wojskowy
31 min walk • Stargard War Cemetery - a cemetery located in Stargard on Reymonta Street. The cemetery was established in 1914 as a burial place for Russian soldiers. Currently 5004 Polish, Russian, Soviet, French, Yugoslavian, Italian, Moroccan, English...
~1420 ftS
Church
Kościół Ducha Świętego
7 min walk • Holy Spirit Church - a neo-Gothic building erected between 1874-1877, on the site of the original hospital church founded in 1364. Located outside the city walls, it belongs to the Stargard Zachód deanery.
~290 ftNE
Church
Kościół klasztorny Joannitów pod wezwaniem św. Jana Chrzciciela
2 min walk • St. John's Church - Gothic church dominating the Stargard skyline with its soaring tower.
~540 ftS
City gate
Baszta Morze Czerwone
3 min walk • Red Sea Tower in Stargard - a Gothic tower, part of the city fortifications in Stargard. It is located at the intersection of Warowna and W. Łokietka Streets in the Old Town. It was built in the second half of 14th century. It is 34 meters high.
0.4 miNE
City gate
Brama Wałowa
10 min walk • Embankment Gate - medieval town gate in Stargard, western Pomerania. A gate built in the north-eastern part of the town fortifications, at the exit to Maszewo. One of the four medieval town gates, located on Bolesława Chrobrego Street in Stargard.
0.6 miE
Forts and castles
Dom Bractwa Strzeleckiego
15 min walk • Shooting House - a house located in Stargard on the edge of Panorama Park, on Protective Street.
0.4 miSE
Park
Park Jagielloński
11 min walk • Jagiellonian Park, located in the eastern part of Stargard's Old Town, on the Ina River, is part of Stargard's Planty Park, bordered on the north by Castle Park and on the west by Popiel Park.
~420 ftW
Memorial
Cerkiew Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła
3 min walk • Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul - an Orthodox parish church in Stargard. It belongs to Szczecin deanery of Wrocław-Sczeciń diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
0.9 miNE
Memorial
Krzyż Pokutny
24 min walk • The penitential cross in Stargard is located at the junction of the roads leading to Chociwel and Maszewo, on the left side of the road, about 1 kilometer east of the Wałowa Gate. It is the largest penitential cross in Europe and the second largest...