Szczecin
Szczecin, is a maritime port city and the capital of Zachodniopomorskie in Poland. Many visitors to Poland are also unaware of Szczecin's architectural attractiveness, as the large parts of the city were designed by Baron Haussmann, the same man who designed the boulevards of Paris.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ostrów Grabowski and Gryfia.
Ostrów Grabowski
Island
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ostrów Grabowski is a little island on Oder River in Poland, which is placed in Szczecin. The surface of it is approaching 175 ha. Ostrów Grabowski is surrounded by Odra and Duńczyca.
Gryfia
Island
Photo: Kapitel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gryfia – river island in Szczecin situated in area of Szczecin's Harbour "Gryfia" between West Oder river and Przekop Mieleński. On this area are located beautiful historic buildings of German and underwater boats shipyard.
National Museum in Szczecin
Museum
The National Museum in Szczecin is a national museum in Szczecin, Poland, established on 1 August 1945. The museum features ancient and modern art, archaeological, historical, numismatic, nautical and ethnographic collections and is divided into six branches, five located in Szczecin and one in Gryfice. National Museum in Szczecin is situated 4 km west of Szczecin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centrum and Dąbie.
Centrum
Suburb
Centrum is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland, situated on the left bank of Oder river, in Śródmieście District. It borders Śródmieście-Zachód to the west, Śródmieście-Północ to the north, Stare Miasto to the east, and Nowe Miasto to the south. Centrum is situated 5 km west of Szczecin.
Dąbie
Suburb
Photo: Kapitel, Public domain.
Dąbie is a former town and current municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin in Poland, situated on the Płonia river, on the south coast of Dąbie Lake, on the right bank of Oder river, east of the Szczecin Old Town and Middle Town. Dąbie is situated 4½ km southeast of Szczecin.
Basen Górniczy
Neighborhood
Basen Górniczy is a part of the Szczecin City, Poland, situated on the islands between the West Oder river and East Oder River, south-east of the Szczecin Old Town, and west of Szczecin-Dąbie.
Szczecin
- Type: Locality with 404,000 residents
- Location: Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.4296° or 53° 25′ 47″ northLongitude
14.6242° or 14° 37′ 27″ eastPopulation
404,000Open location code
9F5PCJHF+RMGeoNames ID
7531766
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In Other Languages
From Polish to Swedish—“Szczecin” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Szczecin”
- Swedish: “Stettin”
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