Stargard
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Starogard or Stargard means old fort or old city in the Pomeranian language
, and gard
is Old Slavic, Old Germanic, Old Baltic, and Old Finnic for castle or fortification. Places with those names include:
In Poland:
In Germany:
Other uses:
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Pomeranian language
The Pomeranian language is a group of dialects from the Lechitic cluster of the West Slavic languages. In medieval contexts, it refers to the dialects spoken by the Slavic Pomeranians...
, and gard
Gord (Slavic settlement)
Gord is a medieval Slavic fortified settlement. This Proto-Slavic word for town or city, later differentiated into grad , gard, gorod , etc. The ancient peoples were known for building wooden fortified settlements...
is Old Slavic, Old Germanic, Old Baltic, and Old Finnic for castle or fortification. Places with those names include:
In Poland:
- Starogard GdańskiStarogard GdanskiStarogard Gdański is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants...
, a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship (N Poland), seat of Starogard CountyStarogard CountyStarogard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Starogard Gdański, which... - Stargard SzczecińskiStargard SzczecinskiStargard Szczeciński is a city in northwestern Poland, with a population of 71,017 . Situated on the Ina River it is the capital of Stargard County and since 1999 has been in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship; prior to that it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship...
, a town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (NW Poland), seat of Stargard CountyStargard CountyStargard County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Stargard... - Starogard Łobeski, a village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Stargard GubińskiStargard GubinskiStargard Gubiński is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gubin, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border...
, a village in Lubusz Voivodeship (W Poland) - SantokSantokSantok is a village in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Santok. It is located at the confluence of the Noteć and Warta rivers, approximately east of Gorzów Wielkopolski...
, also known as Stargard, a village in Lubusz Voivodeship
In Germany:
- Burg StargardBurg StargardBurg Stargard is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated southeast of Neubrandenburg.Burg Stargard is a small town in Mecklenburg Strelitz...
, town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, originally Stargard or Starigard
Other uses:
- Stargard (band)Stargard (band)Stargard was an American three-piece female funk band, consisting of original members Rochelle Runnells, Debra Anderson, and Janice Williams. Stargard was best known for their 1977 Norman Whitfield-penned hit song " Which Way Is Up?" which served as a theme for the movie of the same name starring...
, an American funk/soul band
See also:
- Gord (Slavic settlement)Gord (Slavic settlement)Gord is a medieval Slavic fortified settlement. This Proto-Slavic word for town or city, later differentiated into grad , gard, gorod , etc. The ancient peoples were known for building wooden fortified settlements...
- Białogard, town in Poland, meaning white city
- NowogardNowogardNowogard of northwestern Poland, with some 16,733 inhabitants -Location:Situated in the Goleniow County of West Pomeranian Voivodship , previously in Szczecin Voivodship ....
, town in Poland, meaning new city