Starogard Gdański is located in the north of Poland.

The town lies on the Wierzyca river and it is the capital of Kociewie region.

There live about 50 000 people. The first reference concerning Starogard is year 1198

when the settlement became a gift for monastic knights.

We can see a lot of beautiful monuments and different attractions here, for example:

- the town square

-St. Catherine’s church

-St. Matthew’s church

-the town hall

-the synagogue

- the town park

The town square with the historic townhouses was built in the 19th and 20th centuries. Townhouses are colourful and elegant. We can find the buildings in the city centre. Everyone likes to spend time here.

In the middle of the square we can see the town hall, which was rebuilt a few times. However, it remained its gothic symbols.

St. Matthew Church is the oldest church in town. We can see a big fresco from the 15th century there. It is the Final Judgment (the final and eternal judgment by God of every nation). The concept is found in all the Canonical gospels, particularly the Gospel of Matthew.

St. Catherine Church is the highest building in town. From 1577 this building was used by Lutherans, but then - in 1802 - the temple was rebuilt by Catholics.

The synagogue was built in 1849 as a Jewish house of prayer. The walls were decorated with frescoes like animals or zodiac signs. After World War II, this building was rebuilt and started to be used as a shop.

If you need peace and quiet, you should go to the town park. It is a beautiful, spacious area where you can take a rest or spend time with friends or family.

We have good hotels in Starogard Gdański. These hotels are elegant, spacious and comfortable.

„The Bachus” hotel has 28 rooms. They all come with a bathroom, TV, phone and Internet. You can stay there and pay 160 zloty for a single room and 190 zloty for a twin room including breakfast.

„The Ren” hotel has 25 rooms, also with bathrooms, TV and Internet. The cost per night is 140 zloty for a single room and 170 zloty for a twin room including breakfast.

If you want to eat something good and not expensive you should go to:

„Tabu Pizza” -you can eat a tasty pizza there. The pizzeria’s located in the town square.

„Junio Bar”- you can find a lof of Polish dishes there, for example „pierogi” (dumplings) , pancakes, or our „kotlet schabowy” (pork breaded cutlet similar to a schitzel in many countries). It is in the town square too.

„Cafe Anka”- if you like quiet and calm places, it is the best place for you. You can have delicious cake and a big mug of hot chocolate there.

Dominika Krause kl. III Tct