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Szczecin and Stettin are the Polish and German equivalents of the same name, which is of Proto-Slavic origin, though the exact etymology is the subject of ongoing research. [8] [a] In her Etymological Dictionary of Geographical Names of Poland, Maria Malec lists 11 theories regarding the origin of the name, including derivations from either: an Old Slavic word for 'hill peak' (Polish: szczyt ...
The ports of Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police are located within the metropolitan area.. The local airport is the Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport near Goleniów, whereas the main railway station is the Szczecin Główny railway station, with direct connections to other major cities in Poland, such as Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Tricity, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Białystok ...
West Pomeranian Voivodeship [a] is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland.Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. [3] Its area equals 22,892.48 km 2 (8,838.84 sq mi), [4] and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people.
Before World War I, there were 3,000 Polish inhabitants in the city, [15] including some wealthy industrialists and merchants. Among them was Kazimierz Pruszak, director of the Goleniów (then Gollnow) industrial works, who predicted eventual "return of Szczecin to Poland". [15] The population grew to 236,000 in 1910 and 382,000 in 1939.
Old Town (Polish: Stare Miasto; German: Altstadt) is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland, situated on the left bank of the Oder river. It is the oldest historical district in the city.
The King's Gate (Polish: Brama Królewska; German: Königstor), formerly known as the Anklam Gate (Polish: Brama Anklamska, Brama Nakielska; German: Anklamer Tor), and sometimes also referred to as the Prussian Homage Gate (Polish: Brama Hołdu Pruskiego), is a historic Baroque city gate in Szczecin, Poland, located at the Prussian Homage Square (Polish: Plac Hołdu Pruskiego), at the ...
In 1864, Szczecin urban planner James Hobrecht designed a concept for developing the areas formed after the demolition of Fort Wilhelm, which was located around today's Grunwaldzki Square, [5] as well as on the grounds of the parceled Friedrichschof estate, located north of the fort. [6] Hobrecht completed the plan in 1874. [6]
It is an important railroad junction, located along the main Poznań - Kołobrzeg line, which crosses less important lines to Chojnice and Słupsk. The town's total area is 48.63 square kilometres (18.78 square miles). The turbulent history of Szczecinek reaches back to the High Middle Ages, when the area was ruled by Pomeranian dukes and princes.