Burg Stargard Travel Guide
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Burg Stargard Overview
Burg Stargard is a municipality in the district Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Neubrandenburg (Neubrandenburg vacation rentals | Neubrandenburg travel guide).
Burg Stargard is a small town in Mecklenburg Strelitz. In the town there are many clubs for example VFL Burg Stargard or SV Burg Stargard 09 and very famous places. The famous places: Germany’s most northern castle on a mountain, the local museum in the castle, the historic city centre with the footpath over the seven mountains, the Marie Hager exhibition, the famous painter of Burg Stargard, the animal park.
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Things to See in Burg Stargard
Germany’s most northern castle on a mountain
Local museum in the castle
Historic city centre with the footpath over the seven mountains
Marie Hager exhibition, the famous painter of Burg Stargard
Animal park
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Maps and Driving Directions to Burg Stargard
Burg Stargard Haupttor Vorderseite
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Burg Stargard: Burg Stargard (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Burg Stargard
More about the History of Burg Stargard
The castle is first mentioned in 1170, as Stargart — meaning "old castle" in the now-extinct West Slavic language Polabian. Allegedly, the bishopric of Havelberg presented the castle to Broda Abbey on its foundation, but the relevant document is a forgery; the place is attested as Staregart in a later document, however, probably dating to the year 1244. Supposedly to avoid confusion with other cities named Stargard, the city has been known as Burg Stargard since 1929.
From the early 13th century, merchants and artisans started settling around the base of the castle, betraying the increasing colonisation of formerly Slavic areas and being of early importance as a centre of the Lordship of Stargard, named for the castle, with a Bergfried being erected in 1250. No archæological evidence can be found for earlier Slavic settlements in the location, however. The castle is now the most northerly high castle in Germany and the oldest secular building in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The castle is now a major tourist attraction in the area, with spectacular views from the tower and special events such as an annual knights' tournament. In July 2009, there was a three-day festival celebrating the 750th anniversary of the town's charter, with a parade showing scenes from the town's history, a rock concert and a fireworks display.
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