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Szczecin

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Szczecin
Stettin
Chrobry Embankment—Natl. Museum, Reg. Office
Hanza Tower
Old Town Hall
Szczecin Philharmonic
Red Town Hall
Art Academy
Oder River, with the Cathedral in the distance
Flag of Szczecin
Flag
Coat of arms of Szczecin
Coat of arms
Official logo of Szczecin
Brandmark
Motto(s): 
"Szczecin jest otwarty"
("Szczecin is open")
Szczecin is located in Poland
Szczecin
Szczecin
Coordinates: 53°25′57″N 14°32′53″E / 53.43250°N 14.54806°E / 53.43250; 14.54806
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyCity county
Established8th century
City rights1243
Government
 • City mayorPiotr Krzystek (OKS)
Area
 • City
301 km2 (116 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
 • City
395,513 Decrease (7th)[1]
 • Density1,340/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
777,000
 • Metro density278/km2 (720/sq mi)
Demonym(s)szczecinianin (male)
szczecinianka (female) (pl)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
PL-70-017
to 71–871
Area code+48 91
Car platesZS
ClimateCfb
Primary airportSolidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport
Websitewww.szczecin.pl

Szczecin (UK: /ˈʃtʃɛtʃɪn/ SHCHETCH-in,[2] US: /-tʃiːn/ -⁠een,[3][4][5] Polish: [ˈʂt͡ʂɛt͡ɕin] ; German: Stettin [ʃtɛˈtiːn] ; Swedish: Stettin [stɛˈtiːn]; Latin: Sedinum or Stetinum)[6] is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. 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. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern branches of the river. It is also surrounded by dense forests, shrubland and heaths, chiefly the Wkrzańska Heath shared with Germany (Ueckermünde) and the Szczecin Landscape Park. Szczecin is adjacent to the town of Police and is the urban centre of the Szczecin agglomeration, an extended metropolitan area that includes communities in the German states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

The city's recorded history dates back over 1,300 years, when diverse tribes and peoples such as the Vikings and Lechites erected strongholds in the vicinity. It subsequently served as the seat of the Dukes of Pomerania and the House of Griffin. In the course of the millennium, Szczecin under different names was part of Piast Poland, Denmark, Sweden, the Holy Roman Empire, Prussia, Germany and modern-day Poland. The city's architecture and cultural heritage reflects these periods, with excellent examples of Brick Gothic, Gründerzeit, Neoclassical, socialist realist and contemporary styles. The planned urban landscape was based on the Orion constellation, with avenues, roundabouts and extensive parkland. The city's chief landmarks include the Szczecin Cathedral, the Ducal Castle, the National Museum and the Szczecin Philharmonic.

Szczecin is the administrative and industrial centre of West Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the site of the University of Szczecin, Pomeranian Medical University, Maritime University, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin Art Academy, and the see of the Szczecin-Kamień Catholic Archdiocese. From 1999 onwards, Szczecin has served as the site of the headquarters of NATO's Multinational Corps Northeast. The city was a candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2016.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 10 February 2024. Data for territorial unit 3262000.
  2. ^ "Szczecin". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Szczecin". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Szczecin". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Szczecin". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ^ Johann Georg Theodor Grässe: Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benennungen der bekanntesten Städte etc., Meere, Seen, Berge und Flüsse in allen Theilen der Erde nebst einem deutsch-lateinischen Register derselben. T. Ein Supplement zu jedem lateinischen und geographischen Wörterbuche. Dresden: G. Schönfeld’s Buchhandlung (C. A.Werner), 1861, p. 179, 186, 278. [access-date: 2010-01-10].
  7. ^ "Strona domeny www.szczecin2016.pl". szczecin2016.pl. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.

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