Wolin
Wolin is an island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast.
Wolin is an island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast. Administratively, the island belongs to Poland's West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wolin is separated from the island of Usedom (Uznam) by the Strait of Świna, and from mainland Pomerania by the Strait of Dziwna. The island has an area of 265 km2 (102 sq mi) and its highest point is Mount Grzywacz at 116 m above sea level. The number of inhabitants is 30,000. Eastern suburbs of the city of Świnoujście extend to the Wolin island, while the towns of Międzyzdroje and Wolin lie further east.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Viking village. A re-enactment village in Early Mediaeval style, inspired by the Vineta/Jomsburg heritage (see under History). Apart from the buildings and fortifications themselves, it features mediaeval crafts, artefacts (from jewellery to music instruments), and food. All prepared and performed by people dressed in contemporary clothing. Saint Nicholas' Church.
From Wikivoyage: Wolin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
Europe's biggest Germanic-Slavic Viking festival at the Viking Village (see above)
From Wikivoyage: Wolin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Wolin
- Airports
- Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów (SZZ), 45 km · Berlin Brandenburg (BER), 185 km · Malmö Sturup (MMX), 194 km
- Szczecin(Glewice) → Wolin34 km · quickest by road, 53 min · zł10–14
- Poznań → Wolin222 km · quickest by road, 4h 32m · zł70–95
- Gdańsk → Wolin269 km · quickest by road, 4h 52m · zł75–95
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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 Wolin
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 Wolin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Wolin
Wolin is 54 km from Szczecin, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.