Stargard is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2021 it was inhabited by 67,293 people. It is situated on the Ina River. The city is the seat of the Stargard County, and, extraterritorially, of the municipality of Stargard. It is the second biggest city of Szczecin agglomeration.

Founded in the 8th century, Stargard is one of the oldest cities in Poland. It owed its centuries-long prosperity to trade and crafts, and from 1377 to 1478 it was the capital of a small eponymous principality ruled by the House of Griffin. It became more internationally known only in the 20th century, for being the location of large German-operated prisoner-of-war camps for tens of thousands of Allied soldiers of various nationalities during each of the world wars. The city contains several notable medieval Gothic landmarks, chiefly the St. Mary's Church and defensive walls with several gates and towers, listed as Historic Monuments of Poland, and an international military cemetery from both world wars. Stargard is the location of a Polish Army garrison and a major railroad junction, where the southwards connection from Szczecin splits into two directions: towards Poznan and Gdansk.

The city's name is of Pomeranian (Kashubian) origin and stands for old (stari) town/city (gard).

In this meaning, the term gard is still being used by the only surviving Pomeranian language speakers, the Kashubs. However, some experts say that the name is of proto-Norse origin: starn (star) and gate (as in English).

Heavy bombing during World War II devastated most of Stargard's fine historical sites and destroyed over 75% of the city. Some of these monuments, such as St. Mary's Church (13th–15th centuries) and the 16th-century town hall, have been rebuilt. The newly restored buildings are on the European Route of Brick Gothic. Some of the notable surviving examples include:

• St. Mary's Church, a distinctive Brick Gothic landmark of the city, dating back to the 15th century, one of the largest brick churches in Europe, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.
• St. John's Church from the 15th century
• Medieval fortifications, including ramparts, walls, gates and towers, also listed as a Historic Monument of Poland, prime examples:
• Brama Mlynska (The Mill Gate) from the 15th century, the only Polish water gate still in existence and one of two in Europe
• Walowa Gate from the 15th century
• Pyrzycka Gate from the 13th century
• Red Sea Tower (Baszta Morze Czerwone) from 1513
• Weavers' Tower (Baszta Tkaczy) from the 15th century
• White Head Tower (Baszta Bialoglówka) from the 15th century
• Gothic tenement houses
• Gothic Arsenal (Arsenal)

Other sites include:

• Renaissance town hall, that has been known as one of the most remarkable examples of 16th-century central European architecture
• Granary (16th century)
• The largest conciliation cross in Europe (1542)
• Boleslaw I the Brave Park (Park im. Boleslawa Chrobrego), the oldest and largest park in Stargard
• Jagiellonian Park (Park Jagiellonski)
• Baroque guardhouse at the marketplace, now housing a museum
• Panorama Park with the Panorama Palace
• Holy Spirit church
• Church of the Transfiguration
• War cemetery where about 5,000 soldiers of various nationalities were buried during World War I and II: Polish, French, Serbian/Yugoslav, Russian/Soviet, Italian, Romanian, Belgian, British, Moroccan, Portuguese and Dutch
• The 15th Meridian Monument (Pomnik 15. Poludnik)
• Monument to the Victims of Siberia and Katyn
• Monuments of the Polish bards Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Slowacki
• Red Barracks (Czerwone Koszary), the largest military barracks in Pomerania