Skarszewy

Skarszewy
Panorama of Skarszewy
Coat of arms
Skarszewy
Coordinates: 54°4′2″N 18°26′45″E / 54.06722°N 18.44583°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 (3.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	6,468
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83-250
Area code	+48 58
Car plates	GST
Website	http://www.skarszewy.pl

Skarszewy [skarˈʂɛvɨ] (German: Schöneck in Westpreußen) is a small town in Starogard Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Gdańsk. Population: 6 809 (30 June 2005). In 2005 the town was given the title the Pearl of Pomerania. It is the seat of the urban-rural administrative district Gmina Skarszewy.

The old town is enclosed by fragments of the 14th century stone walls and a Gothic parish Church of St Michael the Archangel which dates from the 14th century with well-preserved furnishings from the baroque era.

In the town square is the fountain Griffin Pomorski with three griffins holding the emblem of St. John Skarszew on a platter. At the top were placed reproductions of three coats Skarszew: from 1198 when the town belonged to the Knights Hospitaller; from 1320 when Skarszewy acquired civic rights and the current coat of arms.