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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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Starogard Gdański
Pomerania, Poland · Europe
About Starogard Gdański
Starogard Gdański sits on the route: 15 minutes from Bobowo, 34km from Malbork Castle.
Starogard Gdański is in Pomerania, Poland, with about 47,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bobowo, about 9 km away.
Starogard Gdański (Polish pronunciation: [staˈrɔɡard ˈɡdaj̃skʲi] ; until 1950: Starogard; formerly German: Preußisch Stargard) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004). Starogard is the capital of Starogard County.
Founded in the Middle Ages, Starogard is a city withRead more
various heritage sights including medieval defensive walls and towers. It was the location of the sejmik (local parliament) of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in the early modern period. In the late modern period, it was an important center of Polish resistance against the Germanisation policies of Prussia following the Partitions of Poland. Starogard is home to one of the oldest vodka factories in Poland, one of the largest and oldest psychiatric hospitals in Poland and notable basketball club SKS Starogard Gdański. Starogard is the second biggest city of the ethnocultural region of Kociewie (after Tczew). It is considered the capital of Kociewie, and as such it hosts the Museum of Kociewie Land, devoted to the history of the region.
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What is there to see near Starogard Gdański?
Within an hour or so of Starogard Gdański: Malbork Castle (34 km), Gdańsk Long Market (44 km), Gdańsk Old Town (44 km), Gdansk Main Town (44 km).
Where is Starogard Gdański?
Starogard Gdański is in Pomerania, Poland, about 9 km from Bobowo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 47,272
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Pomerania
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 53.9640, 18.5264
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Worth the detour from Starogard Gdański
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Gdańsk Old Town
Beautifully restored Hanseatic port city with colourful merchant houses, amber shops, and the historic shipyard where Solidarity began.
44 km · about 50 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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Westerplatte
The historic peninsula where the first shots of World War II were fired on September 1, 1939.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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Sopot Pier
The longest wooden pier in Europe, reaching half a kilometre into the Baltic from a chic seaside resort.
54 km · about 60 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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