Skarszewy
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Skarszewy
Rebuilt remains of palace of Knights Hospitaller in Skarszewy
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Skarszewy
Coordinates: 54°4′2″N 18°26′45″E / 54.06722, 18.44583
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Starogard
Gmina	Skarszewy
Established	12th century
Town rights	1320
Government
- Mayor	Dariusz Skalski
Area
- Total	9.43 km² (3.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	6,824
- Density	723.6/km² (1,874.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	83-250
Area code(s)	+48 58
Car plates	GST
Website: http://www.skarszewy.pl

Skarszewy skarˈʂɛvɨ (Kashubian: Skarszewò, German: Schöneck) is a small town 40 km south of Gdańsk in Starogard Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Located between Kościerzyna and Tczew. Population: 6 809 (30 June 2005).

19 villages belong to the rural-municipal commune of Skarszewy (together: 13,934 inhabitants, 30 June 2005):

Bączek, Bolesławowo, Bożpole Królewskie, Czarnocin, Demlin, Godziszewo, Jaroszewy, Junkrowy, Kamierowo, Kamierowskie Piece, Koźmin, Malary, Mirowo Duże, Nowy Wiec, Obozin, Pogódki.

History

• 1198 - first mentioned as a seat of Knights Hospitaller
• 1320 - Schöneck obtains town rights
• 1370 - the Order of St. John sells Schöneck to the Teutonic Order
• 1466 - Second Peace of Thorn (1466): Schöneck becomes a part of Royal Prussia, Poland
• 1772 - annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
• 1818-1920 - part of the Berent county within Western Prussia Province
• 1920, 10 January - part of the Polish Corridor
• 1939-1945 - Third Reich
• 1945 - Poland

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Coordinates: 54°04′N 18°26′E / 54.067, 18.433

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