Białogard
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Municipal office building
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 Białogard
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| Coordinates: 54°0′N 15°59′E / 54.000°N 15.983°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||
| County | Białogard County | ||
| Gmina | Białogard (urban gmina) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Krzysztof Bagiński | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 25.73 km2 (9.93 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 24,339 | ||
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 78-200 | ||
| Car plates | ZBI | ||
| Website | http://www.bialogard.info/ | ||
Białogard [bʲaˈwɔɡart] (German: Belgard (
listen); Kashubian/Pomeranian: Biôłogard) is a town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 24,399 inhabitants (2004). The name is a combination of two Slavic (Pomeranian/Kashubian) terms: biały for white and gard for city/town. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, the town was previously in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998). It is the most important railroad junction of the Middle Pomerania, with two major lines (Kołobrzeg - Piła and Gdańsk - Stargard Szczeciński) crossing there.
According to archaeologists the Białogard stronghold was built in the fork of the Parsęta and Leśnica Rivers as early as the 8th century. In the 10th century it was an important centre of long-range international trade at the crossroads of two important trade routes: a north-south "salt route" from Kołobrzeg to Poznań and Greater Poland, and the west-east Pomeranian route from Szczecin to Gdańsk.
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