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 | Szczecin - the capital of Western Pomerania is situated in NW Poland at the mouth of the Odra River (its eastern arm the Regalica River and Lake Dabie).
The population is ca. 420,000. Together with Swinoujscie it forms a large port, fishing and shipping complex; can important node of the communication, a cultural and scientific centre. Here are an airport, road and rail frontier crossings. Industries like shipbuilding, food production (fish processing), chemical works, machine-building, electrical plants, and clothing manufacturing have developed to make Szczecin extremely significant to the Polish economy. | |
| A university, Medical Academy, engineering college, Agricultural Academy, Higher Maritime School, scientific societies, 4 theatres, a philharmonic orchestra are located here. Szczecin is exceptionally rich in greenery. The Goleniowska Forest, Wkrzanska Forest and Bukowa (Spruce) Forest encroach upon the town limits, which together with numerous water sources and hills make it an exceptionally attractive tourist and recreation spot. | ||
| The Most Valuable Witnesses of History. The Gothic parish church of St. James (14th century), the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul (15th century), Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes (14th - 16th centuries), square-shaped, with a sourtyard, a crypt with the sacrophaguses of the Pomeranian dukes; Gothic Tower of the Seven Cloaks, remnants of defensive walls of the 13th and 14th century, an 18th century Baroque palace, 13th century town hall, Loitz banking house (16th century), Small and Large Granary (15th century). |  | |
| Port Szczecin is one of the three principal sea ports of Poland. It is situated at the estuary of the Odra River into the Szczecin Firth, 65 km away from the open sea. | ||