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Gdańsk Long Market
A stunning pedestrian boulevard lined with ornate Dutch-style townhouses, anchored by the Neptune Fountain and Artus Court.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Skarszewy
Pomerania, Poland · Europe
About Skarszewy
Skarszewy sits on the route: 25 minutes from Starogard Gdański, 38km from Malbork Castle.
Skarszewy is in Pomerania, Poland, with about 6,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Starogard Gdański, about 13 km away.
Skarszewy [skarˈʂɛvɨ] (German: Schöneck in Westpreußen) is a town in Starogard Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Gdańsk. Population: 6 809 (30 June 2005). It is theRead more
seat of the urban-rural administrative district Gmina Skarszewy.
Founded in the medieval period, Skarszewy is a former royal town of Poland, which served as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship from 1613 to 1772. The old town is enclosed by remains of 14th-century stone walls and its landmarks include the Gothic parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel with well-preserved Baroque furnishings, a preserved market square and a medieval castle of Knights Hospitaller, which in the early modern period housed a court in which Józef Wybicki, the author of the lyrics of the Polish national anthem, studied law. In 2005 the town was given the title the Pearl of Pomerania.
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Within an hour or so of Skarszewy: Gdańsk Long Market (34 km), Gdańsk Old Town (34 km), Gdansk Main Town (34 km), Malbork Castle (38 km).
Where is Skarszewy?
Skarszewy is in Pomerania, Poland, about 13 km from Starogard Gdański.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,942
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Pomerania
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 54.0691, 18.4442
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Worth the detour from Skarszewy
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Gdańsk Old Town
Beautifully restored Hanseatic port city with colourful merchant houses, amber shops, and the historic shipyard where Solidarity began.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Gdansk Main Town
Reconstructed Hanseatic waterfront on the Motlawa river, with the medieval crane, Long Market and Baltic ferry connections nearby.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Malbork Castle
The largest castle in the world by land area, built by the Teutonic Knights as their headquarters and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Westerplatte
The historic peninsula where the first shots of World War II were fired on September 1, 1939.
40 km · about 45 min drive
beach
Sopot Pier
The longest wooden pier in Europe, reaching half a kilometre into the Baltic from a chic seaside resort.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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