Szczecin
Szczecin, historically known in English as Stettin, is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland.
Szczecin, historically known in English as Stettin, 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, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and seventh-largest city of Poland. As of 31 December 2022, the population was 391,566.
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Worth seeing in and around Szczecin
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01trams in Szczecin
The Szczecin tram system is a 12-line, standard gauge tramway system in Szczecin, Poland, that has been in operation since 1879. The tramway operates on 65 kilometers of route.
700 m · tram system · Wikipedia - 02Dąbie Lake
Dąbie is a lake in the delta of the Oder in northwestern Poland at Szczecin. To the South of the lake lies the Szczecin suburban district also called Dąbie and lake Dąbie Małe.
7.9 km · lake in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland · Wikipedia - 03University of Szczecin
The University of Szczecin is a public university in Szczecin, western Poland. It is the biggest university in West Pomerania, with 33,267 students and a staff of 1,900.
500 m · university in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia - 04Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle
The St. James the Apostle Archcathedral Basilica (Polish: Bazylika archikatedralna św.
1 km · cathedral in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia - 05Ducal Castle
The Ducal Castle, also known as the Castle of the Dukes of Pomerania, and the Szczecin Castle, is a renaissance castle in the city of Szczecin, Poland, located at the Castle Hill in the Stare Miasto neighbourhood, near the Oder river. It is built in the gothic and Pomeranian mannerism architectural style.
1.1 km · castle in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia - 06Szczecin Philharmonic
Szczecin Philharmonic, officially Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic, founded in 1948, is a philharmonic of the city of Szczecin, Poland.
700 m · concert hall in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia - 07West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin is a technical university in Szczecin, Poland. The university was established on January 1, 2009 in Szczecin, from the merger of the Agricultural University of Szczecin and the Szczecin University of Technology.
1.2 km · technical university in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia - 08Stadion Florian Kryger
The Florian Krygier Municipal Stadium is a football stadium in Szczecin, Poland.
2 km · football stadium in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia - 09Hanza Tower
Hanza Tower is a skyscraper in Szczecin, Poland, located at the 50 Wyzwolenia Avenue, in the Śródmieście-Północ municipal neighbourhood. The building is 125 m tall, making it the tallest building in the city.
700 m · highest skyscraper in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia - 10National Museum in Szczecin
The National Museum in Szczecin is a national museum in Szczecin, Poland, established on 1 August 1945. The museum features ancient and modern art, archaeological, historical, numismatic, nautical and ethnographic collections and is divided into six branches, five located in Szczecin and one in Gryfice.
1.1 km · museum in Szczecin, Poland · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Pomeranian Dukes Castle
- 02Old Town
Jokingly referred to by locals as "Brand New Old Town" (its reconstruction only started in late 1990s and is ongoing), it has some nice houses rebuilt to original plans.
- 03Kamienica Loitzów
Go from Old Town in direction of Castle, and you'll see it after about 20–30 m on the left side.
- 04Wały Chrobrego
A promenade with great views on the Oder river and port.
- 05Katedra św
Jakuba (St.
- 06Park Kasprowicza
City park spreading through nearly all of the city.
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Things to do
- 01Szczecin Philharmonic
Mieczysława Karłowicza w Szczecinie), ul.
- 02Floriana Krygiera Municipal Stadium
- 03Świdwie
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Where to eat
You will easily find fast food such as hamburgers, hot dogs, kebabs, pizza, etc., but for unique Szczecin snack try paszteciki (plural, singular is pasztecik), which are type of deep fried cake with meat or cheese and mushrooms filling. They taste best hot and combined with a cup of barszcz czerwony (red beetroot soup).
- 01Turysta
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- 02Zacisze Bar
Asnyka 19 (Niebuszewo district),.
- 03Akademia Kulinarna
Mickiewicza 45.
- 04Amar
If you are on limited budget, order their "danie dnia" (dish of a day) and/or "zupa dnia" (soup of a day) which are always very affordable.
- 05Browar Stara Komenda
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Getting to Szczecin
- Airports
- Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów (SZZ), 29 km · Berlin Brandenburg (BER), 138 km · Poznań-Ławica (POZ), 189 km
- Stations
- Szczecin Główny, 1.5 km · Szczecin Gumieńce railway station, 5.2 km
- Poznań → Szczecin196 km · quickest by road, 3h 46m · zł55–75
- Gdańsk → Szczecin287 km · quickest by road, 5h 13m · zł80–105
- Wrocław → Szczecin309 km · quickest by road, 5h 36m · zł85–115
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Szczecin
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Szczecin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in| phone | fax | price Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport | image = Lotnisko Szczecin-Goleniów.jpg | wikidata = Q1432917 | lastedit = 2019-08-29 | content = LOT and a few low cost airlines operate here }} You can reach the airport by car (the journey may take up to 1 hour, depending on traffic), by taxi (about 120 zł), or by minibus – LOT operates a minibus to and from the airport for all LOT's flights (free of charge for passengers), leaving from LOT's office (al.
- Get inWyzwolenia 17) about 90 minutes before departure, and Interglobus has minibuses for all international flights.
- Get inFrom Berlin, you can get to Szczecin by minibus (numerous Szczecin-based companies, including Atlastransfer and Interglobus, operate regular services to Berlin Brandenburg International airport at attractive prices), by car or by train in 2–3 hours.
- Get inYou can also reach Szczecin from Sweden (Ystad) and Denmark (Copenhagen) using the ferry connections to and from Świnoujście.
- Get inThere are multiple stops for long-distance buses in Szczecin: There are also dozens of minibus operators driving to and from Berlin Szczecin is on the banks of the Odra (German: Oder) and Regalica (branch of the Odra) rivers and Lake Dąbie, near the Szczecin Lagoon.
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