Stary Targ
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 Stary Targ
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| Coordinates: 53°55′23″N 19°9′59″E / 53.92306°N 19.16639°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Sztum |
| Gmina | Stary Targ |
| Population | 1,000 |
Stary Targ [ˈstarɨ ˈtark] (literally "Old Market"; formerly German: Altmark) is a village in Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stary Targ.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Sztum and 61 km (38 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 1,000.
The Truce of Altmark between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden was signed in the village in 1629.
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Coordinates: 53°55′23″N 19°9′59″E / 53.92306°N 19.16639°E
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