Szczecin
Capital city of West Pomerania, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Szczecin (UK: /ˈʃtʃɛtʃɪn/ SHCHETCH-in,[4] US: /-tʃiːn/ -een,[5][6][7] Polish: [ˈʂt͡ʂɛt͡ɕin] ⓘ; German: Stettin [ʃtɛˈtiːn] ⓘ; Swedish: Stettin [stɛˈtiːn]; Latin: Sedinum or Stetinum)[8] 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,[update] the population was 391,566.[1]
Szczecin | |
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 National Museum and Voivodeship Office  Red Town Hall | |
| Motto(s): "Szczecin jest otwarty" ("Szczecin is open") | |
  Szczecin | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′57″N 14°32′53″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | City county |
| Established | 8th century |
| City rights | 1243 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Piotr Krzystek (OKS) |
| Area | |
| • City | 301 km2 (116 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • City | 395,513  (7th)[1] |
| • Density | 1,340/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 777,000 |
| • Metro density | 278/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • City | €6.576 billion (2020) |
| • Metro | €12.101 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | PL-70-017 to 71–871 |
| Area code | +48 91 |
| Car plates | ZS |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Primary airport | Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport |
| Website | www |
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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. 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.
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. The city's historical landmarks include the Szczecin Cathedral, the Pomeranian Dukes' Castle and the National Museum. 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.[9]