Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Stargard SzczeciÅ ski ( German : Stargard in Pommern ) is a town in Pomerania , northwestern Poland , with 71,400 inhabitants ( 2003 ) .
Simplified: Stargard SzczeciÅ ski is a city in northwestern Poland , with a population of 71,017 ( 2005 ) .