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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Szczecin, Poland This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The History of Szczecin (German: Stettin) dates back to the 8th century. Throughout its history the city has been part of Poland , Denmark , Sweden and Germany . Since the Middle Ages , it is one of the largest and oldest cities in the historic region of Pomerania , and today, is it the largest city in northwestern Poland.
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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 ...
This is a timeline of Polish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Poland and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Poland. See also the list of Polish monarchs and list of prime ministers of Poland
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 ...
It houses the Museum of Regional Traditions, a division of the Szczecin National Museum. It was designed by Gerhard Cornelius van Wallrawe , and constructed between 1726 and 1729. It originally housed the Pomeranian Estates Assembly, a governing body of the Province of Pomerania , and also served as the royal residence for when the monarch of ...
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