15 Facts About Szczecin

Szczecin is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland.

Szczecin is located on the river Oder, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania.

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.

From 1999 onwards, Szczecin has served as the site of the headquarters of NATO's Multinational Corps Northeast.

Szczecin was part of the federation of Wendish towns, a predecessor of the Hanseatic League, in 1283.

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The introduction of martial law in December 1981 met with a strike by the dockworkers of Szczecin shipyard, joined by other factories and workplaces in a general strike.

Szczecin has been the capital of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.

Szczecin has an oceanic climate with some humid continental characteristics in normal not updated, typical of Western Pomerania.

Szczecin contains 28 extant historic water pumps, known as Szczecin pumps or Berliners, which are a popular tourist attraction due to their colorful and intricate design.

Local cuisine in Szczecin was mostly shaped in the mid-20th century by people who settled in the city from other parts and regions of Poland, including the former Eastern Borderlands.

Szczecin gingerbread is a traditional local gingerbread glazed with chocolate or sugar with decorations mostly referring either to the city's architecture or to maritime motifs.

Szczecin beer includes various types of traditional local Polish beer: light, amber and wheat beer.

Szczecin has a tram network comprising 12 tram lines serving 95 tram stops and measuring 110.

Szczecin is connected with Germany, but only by two single-track, non-electrified lines.

Port of Szczecin is the third largest port in Poland and handles almost 10million tons of cargo annually .