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# Stary Sącz

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Stary Sącz** — Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Alt Sandez** — German historical name used in regional history.
- **Alt-Sanz** — Yiddish-derived historical community name, listed by JewishGen.
- **Altsandez** — Joined German historical spelling listed by JewishGen.
- **Tzantz Yashan** — Hebrew historical community name listed by JewishGen; not a modern English civic name.
- **Ószandec** — Hungarian historical name listed in JewishGen community data.
- **Stary Soncz** — Historical Latin spelling listed in JewishGen community data.
- **Alt-Sandz** — Historical community spelling listed by JewishGen.
- **Stary Sacz** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Stary Sącz for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Oszandec** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Ószandec for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Stary Sącz** — Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.

Other forms in use:

- **Alt Sandez** — German historical name for French historical retrieval; independent French prose use unverified.
- **Stary Sacz** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Stary Sącz for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Stary Sącz is a historic town near the confluence of the Dunajec and Poprad in southern Poland. Its old town and Poor Clare convent are closely associated with Saint Kinga.

## Notes

Do not confuse Stary Sącz with Nowy Sącz. Unqualified Sandz is omitted because it more often identifies the latter. Historical community forms checked against https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/jgcd.php?dist1900=Nowy+S%C4%85cz&get=y&prov1900=Galicia Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stary\_Sącz ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stary\_Sącz.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1280257](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1280257) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/stary-sacz/?format=json)


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