Burg Stargard

Burg Stargard
Town
Brick Gothic castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Burg Stargard within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
Burg Stargard Show map of Germany Burg Stargard Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°29′N 13°18′E / 53.483°N 13.300°E / 53.483; 13.300
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.	Stargarder Land
Government
• Mayor	Tilo Lorenz
Area
• Total	76.55 km2 (29.56 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,306
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17094
Dialling codes	039603
Vehicle registration	MST
Website	www.burg-stargard.de

Lordship of Stargard Herrschaft Stargard
1347–1701
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Burg Stargard
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• To Mecklenburg	1292
• Became Reichsunmittelbar	16 October 1347
• To Mecklenburg-Strelitz	1701
• Disestablished in the     German Revolution	1920
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Mecklenburg Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Burg Stargard (Polabian: Stargart, until 1929: Stargard in Mecklenburg) is a small town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Neubrandenburg.

The town's sights include: Germany's most northerly hill castle, a local history museum in the castle, a historic town centre and an exhibition by Marie Hager, the well-known German artist.