Stare Pole ([ˈstarɛ ˈpɔlɛ]; German: Altfelde)[1] is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stare Pole.[2]

Stare Pole
Village
Old belfry in the village
Old belfry in the village
Stare Pole is located in Poland
Stare Pole
Stare Pole
Coordinates: 54°3′16″N 19°11′59″E / 54.05444°N 19.19972°E / 54.05444; 19.19972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyMalbork
GminaStare Pole
Population
 • Total
1,834
Websitestarepole.pl

It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Malbork and 51 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The German palaeontologist Alfred Eisenack, discoverer of chitinozoans, was born here in 1891.

References

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  1. ^ https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WMP19461420262/O/M19460262.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.