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![[Starogard Gdański city flag]](../images/p/pl-pm-sr.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 27 Dec 2002
Starogard Gdański - urban commune, Starogard County, Pomorskie Voivodship
- Kashubian name: Starogarda; German name: Preußisch Stargard.
Starogard Gdański (meaning approximately "Old Town of Gdańsk" is a
town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants
(2004). It is 50 km from the Tricity (Polish: Trójmiasto) agglomeration
on the coast of Gdańsk Bay.
Starogard is the biggest city of the region called Kociewie and is
populated by Kocievians.
First mentioned in 1198 (Starigrod) in the document of Pommeranian
Prince Grzymislaw offering it to the Knights of St.John.
In 1339, the Teutonic Knights grant the Coat of Arms to the town and in 1348
the city rights (chełmińskie prawo miejskie).
In 1466 the town (with Royal Prussia) is returned to Poland.
In 1655 the town is occupied and looted by the Swedes.
In 1772 it is included in the Prussian zone of partition of Poland.
On January 1920 troops of Gen.Józef Haller take the town and it is
incorporated into Polish Second Republic.
1939-45 - German occupation: mass executions of over 7,000 people including
the patients of the mental health hospital.
In 1950, to the name Starogard , "Gdański" was added.
In August 1980 workers of the city joined the "Solidarity" movement
and went on strike.
Arms were granted by the Teutonic Knights in 1339 and remained unchanged
to this day.
Officially re-adopted (together with the flag) in 1998.
Confirmed on February 12, 2003 (resolution # V/41/2003) and re-confirmed
on March 26, 2008 (resolution # XX/189/2008).
"Arms: on the red shield gold crown of four lilies with the cross raising in its middle. Below, separated by the gold bar, is the Maltese cross in gold.
Flag: on the rectangular field in the dimensions: 1200 mm by 700 mm,
white or gold, the Arms are placed centrally.
(NB: although the law is prescribing colors white or gold for the flag,
in practice, the flag is always of gold (yellow) color).
Chrystian Kretowicz, 3 Nov 2008
![[Starogard Gdański jubilee flag]](../images/p/pl-pmjsg.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 3 Nov 2008
There is also so-called "Jubilee Flag" used.
Under the Arms is a legend "STAROGARD GDAÑSKI" in black letters and
three dates "1198-1348-1998" which stand for:
* first mention
* city rights
* 650 Anniversary."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 3 Nov 2008
![[Starogard Gdański city Coat of Arms]](../images/p/pl-pm)sr.gif)
image from this website.