Stargard Szczecinski
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Stargard Szczeciński (German Stargard in Pommern) is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 73,000 inhabitants (1995). Situated on the Ihna, it is the capital of Stargard County in West Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodship (1975-1998).
Historical buildings and monuments: St. Mary's church (15th century) - one of the biggest brick church in Europe; St. John's church (15th century) with high tower (99 m); mediaeval fortifications - ramparts, walls, gates and towers (13th - 16th centuries) - i.e. Red Sea Tower (Polish: Baszta Morze Czerwone) from 1513; renessaince townhall from 15th - 16th centuries; gothic tenement-houses; granary (16th century); expiatory cross (1542); column of victory (1945).
Stargard, destroyed by the Poles in 1120, was raised to the rank of a town in 1229, joined the Hanseatic League, and was strongly fortified. It was important during the Thirty Years' War.
Sports
- Spojnia Stargard Szczecinski - men basketball team, 11th in Era Basket Liga in 2003/2004 season.
Historical population
1618: 12,000 inhabitants
1640: 1,200 inhabitants
1688: 3,600 inhabitants
1720: 400 inhabitants
1740: 5,529 inhabitants
1786: 6,243 inhabitants
1800: 7,000 inhabitants
1901: 25,000 inhabitants
1913: 28,000 inhabitants
1929: 34,600 inhabitants
1939: 39,760 inhabitants
1945: 2,870 inhabitants
1950: 20,684 inhabitants
1960: 33,650 inhabitants
1970: 44,460 inhabitants
1975: 51,400 inhabitants
1980: 59,227 inhabitants
1990: 71,000 inhabitants
1995: 72,254 inhabitants
External links (in Polish)
http://www.stargard.pl/
http://www.stargard.com.pl/
http://www.info.stargard.pl/
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