Szczecin - Architecture and urban planning, Politics and administration, Economy, Culture, Education and science, Sports

53°25N 14°32E, pop (2000e) 419 000. Industrial river-port capital of Szczecin voivodship, NW Poland; on R Oder 60 km/37 mi from the Baltic Sea; largest Baltic trading port; urban status, 1243; member of the Hanseatic League, 1360; Prussian rule, 1720–1945; badly damaged in World War 2; ceded to Poland, 1945; contains area of Mi?dzyodrze, 5 km/3 mi of docks, canals, and transshipment facilities; airfield; railway; maritime college; medical academy; technical university (1946); shipbuilding, yacht-building, synthetic fibres, cranes, iron, tools, deep-sea fishing, fish processing; St James's Cathedral, castle (16th-c), 13th–14th-c city walls.

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Szczecin
(Flag)	(Coat of arms)
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomerania
Municipal government	Rada miasta Szczecina
Mayor	formerMarian Jurczyk new Piotr Krzystek or Jacek Piechota
Area	301.3 km²
Population  - city  - urban  - density	417,300 850 000 1372/km²
Founded	8th century
City rights	1243
Latitude Longitude	53°26'N 14°34'E
Area code	+48 91
Car plates	ZS
Twin towns	Berlin-Kreuzberg, Bremerhaven, Dalian, Esbjerg, Hull, Lübeck, Malmö, Murmansk, St. Louis
Municipal Website

Szczecin (['ʂtʂɛtɕin] (help·info);

Szczecin is located on the Oder River (Odra), south of the Lagoon of Szczecin and the Bay of Pomerania. civitati nostri Stetin 1243, Stityn 1251, Sigillum Burgoncium de Stitin municipal seal of the 13th century, which is the same to the modern Polish spelling of Szczecin.

There are several possible etymologies of the city name:

Szczecin comes from the word szczyt which means peak, hill top in modern Polish, but also a long shield in Old Polish. Szczecin comes from a personal name Szczuka and means Szczuka's town Szczecin comes from a personal name Szczeta/Szczota and means Szczota's town Szczecin comes from a word szczecina which means bristle.

Because Duke Warcislaw IV of Pomerania founded "New Szczecin" (Polish: Nowy Szczecin; German: Neustettin) in 1310, the original Szczecin was sometimes called "Old Szczecin" (Polish: Stary Szczecin; Latin: Stetinum Antiqua)

In the 16th century Polish literature used two alternative spellings: Szczecin (seems to be the exact pronunciation of the city name used by its Slavonic inhabitants, previously spelled in Latin as Stetin since the 12th century) and Sztetyn (seems to be a copy of the German pronunciation).

After the decline of Wolin in the 12th century, Szczecin became one of the most important and powerful cities of the Baltic Sea south coasts, having some 5,000 inhabitants. This settlement process was coordinated by the city of Poznań and Stettin returned to original Polish name of Szczecin.

The citizens of Szczecin rebuilt and extended the city's industry and industrial areas, as well as its cultural heritage, although efforts were hampered by the authorities of Communist Poland.

Dukes of Szczecin

1160-1187 Boguslaw I 1156-1180 Boguslaw I, Casimir I 1202-1220 Boguslaw II 1220-1278 Barnim I Dobry 1278-1295 Barnim II, Otto I and Boguslaw IV 1295-1344 Otto I 1344-1368 Barnim III Wielki 1368-1372 Casimir III 1372-1404 Swietobor I and Boguslaw VII 1404-1413 Swietobor I 1413-1428 Otto II and Kazimierz V 1428-1435 Kazimierz V 1435-1451 Joachim I Mlodszy 1451-1464 Otto III 1464-1474 Eryk II 1474-1523 Boguslaw X 1523-1531 Jerzy I and Barnim X 1531-1569 Barnim IX 1569-1600 Jan Fryderyk 1600-1603 Barnim X 1603-1606 Boguslaw XIII 1606-1618 Filip II 1618-1620 Franciszek I 1620-1625 Boguslaw XIV

Famous residents

Before 1945

Alfred Döblin (1878-1957), writer Heinrich George (1893-1946), actor Catherine the Great (1729-1796), empress of Russia Friedrich Gilly (1772-1800), architect Carl Gustav Friedrich Hasselbach (1809-1882), mayor of Magdeburg Franz San Galli (1824-1908), inventor of radiator (central heating system) Hermann Günther Grassmann (1809-1877) mathematician, physicist, linguist, scholar, and neohumanist. Sophie Marie Dorothea Auguste Louise of Württemberg (1759-1828), the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich Wolfhart Pannenberg (born 1928), Christian theologian Carl Ludwig Schleich (1859-1922), author Manfred Stolpe (born 1936), Prime Minister of Brandenburg and Federal Minister in the government of Gerhard Schröder (2002-2005) Christian Tomuschat (born 1936), expert in international law, professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin Friedrich Graf von Wrangel (1784-1877), Prussian Field Marshal

After 1945

Kasia Nosowska (born 1971), singer of Szczecin-based rock band Hey Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (1905-1953)

Historical population

12th century: 5,000 inhabitants
1720: 6,000 inhabitants
1740: 12,300 inhabitants
1816: 21,500 inhabitants
1843: 37,100 inhabitants
1861: 58,500 inhabitants
1872: 76,000 inhabitants
1890: 116,228 inhabitants
1910: 236,000 inhabitants
1939: 382,000 inhabitants
1945: 260,000 inhabitants (German population largely expelled, war losses.)
1950: 180,000 inhabitants (drop due to continuing expulsion of Germans)
1960: 269,400 inhabitants (resettling of Poles)
1970: 338,000 inhabitants
1975: 369,700 inhabitants
1980: 388,300 inhabitants
1990: 412.600 inhabitants
1995: 418.156 inhabitants
2000: 415,748 inhabitants
2002: 415,117 inhabitants
2003: 414,032 inhabitants
2004: 411,900 inhabitants
2005: 411,119 inhabitants

Architecture and urban planning

Szczecin's architectural style is mainly influenced by those of the last half of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century: Academic art and Art Nouveau.

Urban planning of Szczecin is unusual.

This course of designing streets in Szczecin is still used, as many recently built (or modified) city areas include roundabouts and avenues.

Politics and administration

Municipal politics

Szczecin is governed by the city council and the mayor.

Marian Jurczyk, Solidarity icon, is Szczecin's mayor. Official list of districts

Dzielnica Śródmieście (City Centre)

Centrum, Drzetowo-Grabowo, Łękno, Międzyodrze-Wyspa Pucka, Niebuszewo-Bolinko, Nowe Miasto, Stare Miasto, Śródmieście Północ, Śródmieście-Zachód, Turzyn

Dzielnica Północ (North)

Bukowo, Golęcino-Gocław, Niebuszewo, Skolwin, Stołczyn, Warszewo, Żelechowa

Dzielnica Zachód (West)

Głębokie-Pilchowo, Gumieńce, Krzekowo-Bezrzecze, os.Arkońskie-Niemierzyn, Osów, Pogodno, Pomorzany, Świerczewo, os.Zawadzkiego-Klonowica

Dzielnica Prawobrzeże (Right-Bank)

Bukowe-Klęskowo, Dąbie, Majowe-Kijewo, Płonia-Śmierdnica-Jezierzyce, Podjuchy, os.Słoneczne, Wielgowo-Sławociesze, Załom, Zdroje, Żydowce-Klucz

Other historical neigbourhoods

Babin, Barnucin, Basen Górniczy,Błędów, Boleszyce, Bystrzyk, Cieszyce, Cieśnik, Dolina, Drzetowo, Dunikowo, Glinki, Grabowo, Jezierzyce, Kaliny, Kępa Barnicka, Kijewko, Kluczewko, Kłobucko, Kniewo, Kraśnica, Krzekoszów, Lotnisko, Łasztownia, Niemierzyn, Odolany, Oleszna, Podbórz, Port, os.Przyjaźni, Rogatka, Rudnik, Sienna, Skoki, Słowieńsko, Sosnówko, Starków, Stoki, Struga, Śmierdnica, os.Świerczewskie, Trzebusz, Urok, Widok, Zdunowo.

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) from Szczecin

Zdzislaw Chmielewski, PO, historian, rector of University of Szczecin Boguslaw Liberadzki, SLD-UP, economist, minister of transport Sylwester Chruszcz, LPR, architect and politician, elected in Silesian constituency, but lives in Szczecin

Economy

Szczecin has the biggest shipyard in Poland, which recently went bankrupt and was successfully reinstated.

Culture

Major cultural events in Szczecin are:

Days of the Sea (Polish Dni Morza) held every June Street Artists Festival (Polish Festiwal Artystów Ulicy) held every July Days of The Ukrainian Culture (Polish Dni Kultury Ukraińskiej) held every May. Air show on Dabie airport held every May

Museums

National Museum in Szczecin (Polish Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie) collects arts, old jewelry, military equipment. It has three branches: Museum of the City of Szczecin (Polish Muzeum Miasta Szczecina) Maritime Museum (Polish Muzeum Morskie) Gallery of Contemporary Arts (Polish Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej) Museum of the Szczecin Archidiocese (Polish Muzeum Archidiecezjalne w Szczecinie) collects sacral arts and historical documents

Arts and Entertainment

Bismarck tower Szczecin Kana Theatre (Polish Teatr Kana) Modern Theatre (Polish Teatr Współczesny) Opera in the Castle (Polish Opera na Zamku) Polish Theatre (Polish Teatr Polski) The Pomeranian Dukes' Castle in Szczecin (Polish Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Szczecinie) The Castle Cinema (Polish Kino Zamek) The Cellar by the Vault Cabaret (Polish Kabaret Piwnica przy Krypcie) The Crypt Theatre (Polish Teatr Krypta)

Education and science

University of Szczecin (Polish Uniwersytet Szczeciński) with 35.000 students, rector Zdzislaw Chmielewski Technical University of Szczecin (Polish Politechnika Szczecińska) Pomeranian Medical University (Polish Pomorska Akademia Medyczna) University of Agriculture in Szczecin (Polish Akademia Rolnicza w Szczecinie) Branch of Academy of Music in Poznan (Polish Akademia Muzyczna w Poznaniu) Maritime University of Szczecin (Polish Akademia Morska w Szczecinie) The West Pomeranian Business School (Polish Zachodniopomorska Szkoła Biznesu) Higher School of Public Administration in Szczecin (Polish Wyższa Szkoła Administracji Publicznej w Szczecinie) High Theological Seminary in Szczecin (Polish Arcybiskupie Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Szczecinie) Higher School of Applied Arts (Polish Wyższa Szkoła Sztuki Użytkowej) Academy of European Integration (Polish Wyższa Szkoła Integracji Europejskiej) Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Turystyczna Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna TWP Wyższa Szkoła Języków Obcych Wyższa Szkoła Techniczno-Ekonomiczna Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa- Collegium Balticum Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa "OECONOMICUS" PTE Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania

Scientific and regional organizations

Western Pomeranian Institute (Polish Instytut Zachodnio-Pomorski) Szczecin Scientific Society (Polish Szczecińskie Towarzystwo Naukowe)

Sports

There are many popular professional sports team in Szczecin area.

Professional teams:

Pogon Szczecin - football team (2nd league 2003/2004, promoted to 1st league in 2004/2005) Arkonia Szczecin - football team (4th league in season 2003/2004) Pogon Szczecin II - 2nd Pogon football team (regional 4th league in season 2003/2004) KS Piast Szczecin - women's volleyball team, (Seria A in season 2003/2004 and 2004/2005) Łącznościowiec Szczecin - women's handball team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League: 9th place in 2003/2004 season

Amateur leagues

Halowa Amatorska Liga Pilkarska - Hall Amateur Football League Halowa Liga Pilki Noznej- Hall Football League Szczecinska Liga Amatorskiej Koszykowki - Szczecin Amateur Basketball League Szczecinska Amatorska Liga Pilki Siatkowej - Szczecin Amateur Volleyball League - women league, 1st, 2nd and 3rd men league Elita Professional Sport - Elita Hall Football League - 1st and 2nd league, futsal cup Kaskada Szczecin Rugby Club - club rugby - 7 and 15 league, rugby cup

Internet guides

Page about the city of Szczecin. (pl, en languages) Szczecin at the Open Directory Project ChefMoz Dining Guide - Szczecin Wirtualna Polska - Szczecin Ogólnolnopolski Katalog Onetu OKO - Szczecin

Regional media

Głos Szczeciński, regional daily newspaper Kurier Szczeciński, regional daily newspaper Radio Eska Szczecin, regional radio station Polskie Radio Szczecin, regional radio station Regional TV station local edition of Gazeta Wyborcza Wizjer Szczeciński, local web informant Wirtualny Szczecin Forum dyskusyjne miasta Szczecin TV Gryf

History and culture

Pomeranian Dukes Castle in Szczecin (Polish, German, English) Opera in the Castle Polish Theatre Modern Theatre Kana Theatre Bismarck tower Szczecin Official website of the Bismarcktowers (Stettin)

Economy and transportation

Szczecin-Świnoujscie Seaport Polferries - Polska Żegluga Bałtycka UnityLine Szczecin-Goleniów Airport

Education and Science

University of Szczecin Technical University of Szczecin Pomeranian Medical University Maritime University of Szczecin University of Agriculture in Szczecin Academy of European Integration The West Pomeranian Business School in Szczecin Higher School of Public Administration in Szczecin

Sports

Pogoń Szczecin 1st league football team

Local Businesses

Local companies in Szczecin & Szczecin Area

Coordinates: 53°26′N 14°32′E