photogenic
Crooked Forest
A grove of some 400 Scots pines near Nowe Czarnowo, each bent 90 degrees at the base before curving skyward. Planted around 1930; the cause of the uniform deformation has never been proven.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Stargard
West Pomerania, Poland · Europe
About Stargard
Stargard sits on the route: 20 minutes from Warnice, 41km from Crooked Forest.
Stargard is in West Pomerania, Poland, with about 71,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Warnice, about 10 km away.
Stargard ([ˈstarɡart] ; 1945: Starogród, 1950–2016: Stargard Szczeciński; German: Stargard in Pommern or Stargard an der Ihna; Kashubian: Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2021 it was inhabited by 67,293 people. It is situated on the Ina River. The city is theRead more
seat of the Stargard County, and, extraterritorially, of the municipality of Stargard. It is the second biggest city of Szczecin agglomeration.
Founded in the 8th century, Stargard is one of the oldest cities in Poland. It owed its centuries-long prosperity to trade and crafts, and from 1377 to 1478 it was the capital of a small eponymous principality ruled by the House of Griffin. It became more internationally known only in the 20th century, for being the location of large German-operated prisoner-of-war camps for tens of thousands of Allied soldiers of various nationalities during each of the world wars. The city contains several notable medieval Gothic landmarks, chiefly the St. Mary's Church and defensive walls with several gates and towers, listed as Historic Monuments of Poland, and an international military cemetery from both world wars. Stargard is the location of a Polish Army garrison and a major railroad junction, where the southwards connection from Szczecin splits into two directions: towards Poznań and Gdańsk.
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Within an hour or so of Stargard: Crooked Forest (41 km).
Where is Stargard?
Stargard is in West Pomerania, Poland, about 10 km from Warnice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 71,224
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- West Pomerania
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 53.3367, 15.0499
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Worth the detour from Stargard
1 notable place within an hour's 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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