Świna
The Świna is a channel in northwest Poland, between 2 and 4 km from the German border. It connects the Szczecin Lagoon with the Baltic Sea separating the islands of Uznam and Wolin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Strait
- Description: river in Poland
- Also known as: “Swina River” and “Świna River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stawa Młyny and Świnoujście Lighthouse.
Stawa Młyny
Windmill
Photo: Radomianin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stawa Młyny is a beacon in the shape of a windmill in Świnoujście, West Pomeranian Voivodeship; in Poland. The beacon acts as a signal for vessels entering the Port of Świnoujście, from the Baltic Sea.
Świnoujście Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mateusz War., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Świnoujście Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Świnoujście, Poland. At a height of 212 feet it is the fifteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest brick lighthouse, and the tallest in Poland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chorzelin and Dzielnica Nadmorska.
Świnoujście
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Świnoujście is a port town and seaside spa on the western Baltic coast of Poland, near the German border. It is situated at the north coast of the islands Wolin and Usedom at a wide sandy beach.
Świna
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Zachodniopomorskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Świna” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Świna”
- Belarusian: “Рака Свіна, Польшча”
- Belarusian: “Свіна”
- Cebuano: “Swina River”
- Cebuano: “Świna”
- Chinese: “希維納河”
- Czech: “Svina”
- Czech: “Swina”
- Czech: “Świna”
- Czech: “Swine”
- Danish: “Swina”
- Danish: “Świna”
- Dutch: “Swina”
- Dutch: “Świna”
- Finnish: “Swina”
- Finnish: “Świna”
- French: “Świna”
- German: “Świna”
- German: “Swine”
- Greek: “Σβίνα”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Świna”
- Irish: “Abhainn Swina”
- Irish: “Świna”
- Italian: “Świna”
- Japanese: “シフィナ川”
- Japanese: “シュヴィナ川”
- Kazakh: “Свина (өзен)”
- Kazakh: “Свина”
- Korean: “시비나강”
- Macedonian: “Швина”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Świna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Swina”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Świna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Swine”
- Norwegian: “Świna”
- Polish: “Świna”
- Portuguese: “Rio Świna”
- Russian: “Свина”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Świna”
- Swedish: “Swina”
- Swedish: “Świna”
- Turkish: “Świna Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Свіна”
- Vietnamese: “Eo biển Świna”
- Welsh: “Afon Swina”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Świna”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grębice and Warszów.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Warszòw plaża and Swinoujscie Ferry Port.
Zachodniopomorskie: Must-Visit Destinations
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