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Loading... Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport and Poland's seventh-largest city. As of 31 December 2022, the population was 391,566. [1] Szczecin is located on the Oder River, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania.
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Sep 6, 2024 · Szczecin is a cultural center of western Poland, having four institutions of higher education, several theaters, a philharmonic orchestra, libraries, and the National Museum. It is a picturesque city containing many monuments, parks, and small lakes.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Even if Szczecin, Poland, is one of the largest cities in the country, only a few tourists decide to visit Szczecin. And those who do usually come here as one of the day trips from Berlin. But despite the massive destruction during World War 2, the city has much to offer.
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- Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle. Founded in the 14th century, the castle for the Dukes of Pomerania got its marvellous Late Renaissance architecture in the 1570s.
- Szczecin Philharmonic. You don’t have to be an expert on classical music to enjoy this concert hall, which won the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2015.
- Wały Chrobrego (Chrobry Embankment) Raised almost 20 metres over the Oder River, this monumental embankment is more than half a kilometre in length. The promenade, laid out just before the First World War, follows the riverside course of Szczecin’s Medieval fortifications, which were pulled down in the 18th century.
- Stare Miasto (Old Town) The oldest quarter in Szczecin, below the Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle, was completely levelled during the Second World War. And unlike in cities like Warsaw, Poznań and Gdańsk there was no immediate reconstruction.
- Wały Chrobrego. Park. Waly Chrobrego, Szczecin | © Seweryn Niemic / Flickr. Szczecin’s most representative embankment, Wały Chrobrego, named after Poland’s first king Bolesław Chrobry from the Piast Dynasty, is situated alongside the Oder river.
- The Pomeranian Ducal Castle And Tower of Seven Mantles. Building. Pomeranian Ducal Castle in Szczecin | © Cezarde62/WikiCommons. Nowadays a cultural center and home to exhibitions and seasonal concerts and plays, the Gothic Pomeranian Ducal Castle used to be the seat of the dukes of Pomerania between the 12th and 17th centuries.
- Bulwar Piastowski. Park. The Piast Boulevard, rebuilt in 2013 as part of the Szczecin Floating Garden 2050 development project, is situated in the center of Szczecin.
- The Old Town Hall And Historical Museum of Szczecin. Building, Cinema, Museum. Szczecin Town Hall | © A.Savin / WikiCommons. Right next to the Boulevard there is Szczecin’s Old Town.
Jun 24, 2024 · What is Szczecin known for? Szczecin, Poland, is the historic capital of West Pomerania, its major seaport, and many historical and cultural sites. For nearly 1,000 years, Szczecin was known as Stettin.
Szczecin is the largest city in northwestern Poland. Located along the Odra River at only 10 km from the the German border, it is both the political, cultural as industrial capital of the West Pomeranian region. World War II destroyed most of Szczecin's historic city center.
