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	Międzynarodowe Stowarzyszenie Studentów Medycyny IFMSA-Poland
		Szczecin is the historical capital of Western Pomerania, and lies on the bank of the Odra River and the southern end of the Bay of Szczecin.
		Szczecin's magnolias are widely known due to the fact that Szczecin is the only one large city in Poland where you can find so large amount of magnolia trees growing on the streets and in parks.
		Szczecin and the West Pomerania Province are located in what is one of the most attractive areas of Poland, as far as tourism is concerned.
	ifmsa.vel.pl /engindex.php?d=eng_szczecin&a=engmenu3 (1916 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Szczecin
		Duchy of Szczecin (Polish: Księstwo Szczecińskie) was splinter duchy of Pomerania 1160–1187 – Bogusław I 1156–1180 – Bogusław I, Kazimierz I 1202–1220 – Bogusław II 1220–1278 – Barnim I Dobry 1278–1295 – Barnim II, Otto I and Bogusław IV 1295–1344 – Otto I 1344–1368 – Barnim III Wielki 1368–1372...
		In 1713, Szczecin was incidiously occupied by Prussia-Brandenburg (the Prussian forces entered the city as neutrals to watch the ceasefire and refused to leave) and in 1720 officially awarded by Sweden to Prussia.
		Szczecin together with GdaÅsk (Danzig), Gdynia and Upper Silesia was the main centre of the democratic anti-communist movements in first in March 1968 and December 1970.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Szczecin (4554 words)

	History of Szczecin -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1713, Szczecin was incidiously occupied by (A former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland) Prussia-Brandenburg (the Prussian forces entered the city as neutrals to watch the ceasefire and refused to leave) and in 1720 officially awarded by Sweden to Prussia.
		The population increased from 6000 in 1720 to 21'000 in 1816, and 58'000 in 1861.
		The German inhabitants of Szczecin first fled from the city, but later returned as it was undecided if the city would be in Poland, or in the Soviet occupation zone in (A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990) Germany.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_szczecin.htm (1782 words)

	Szczecin - MSN Encarta
		Szczecin is a city situated in the north-west of Poland, where the river Odra meets the Baltic Sea (through Szczecin Bay)
		Szczecin (German Stettin), city and port in northwestern Poland, capital of Zachodniopomorskie Province, on the Odra (Oder) River, near the Baltic Sea.
		The city was ceded to Sweden in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia at the close of the Thirty Years' War and to Prussia in 1720 at the end of the Great Northern War.
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	Szczecin the street the city (Site not responding. Last check: )
		1478-1532 Szczecin becomes the capital of the Pomeranian Duchy, unified by Bogusław X. Wedding of Prince Bogusław X with Anna, the daughter of Kazimierz Jagiellończyk.
		1724-1740 Extension of the Szczecin Stronghold with forts Prussia, William and Leopold.
		1806-1813 Szczecin is occupied by the French army.
	www.um.szczecin.pl /strasse/kalendar_uk.htm (1127 words)

	History of Pomerania
		In their meeting in Merseburg 1135 duke Boleslaus III and the emperor Lothar II have agreed that Pomerania and Rugen will be the fiefs of Poland.
		Duchy of Szczecin was ruled by Otto I and his successors until 1464.
		The city of Stettin (now Szczecin) and, located on the Usedom island, Swinemünde (now Swinoujscie) were assigned to Poland, as the vessel route goes through Swinoujscie to Szczecin.
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/h/hi/history_of_pomerania.html (3832 words)

	BT Research - Stettin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Szczecin is located on the Oder River, south of the Lagoon of Szczecin and the Bay of Pomerania.
		Szczecin comes from a word szczecina or szczeć which means bristle and was the old name for a stiff grass growing in the mudflats of this area, often used for manufacturing brushes.
		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.
	www.breathittteens.com /research.php?title=Stettin (2602 words)

	The history of Szczecin
		Szczecin was important to Prussia as a garrison town and sea harbour.
		Szczecin was granted a permit to build a canal connecting the city with Berlin in order to guarantee the harbour more cargo.
		The history of Szczecin has demonstrated that the prosperity and economic wealth of its citizens has always depended on the links with neighbours and farther regions, especially those cut by Odra flowing through and the routes heading from Scandinavia to Southern Europe.
	www.szn.pl /historia/history.html (1140 words)

	AllRefer.com - Szczecin, Poland (Polish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Poland's largest port complex, Szczecin is also an industrial center with shipyards, ironworks, and industries producing foodstuffs, fertilizers, and synthetic chemicals.
		A fortress and the largest Pomeranian town as early as the 12th cent., it was until 1637 the residence of the dukes of Pomerania and was an important member (from the 13th cent.) of the Hanseatic League.
		Although four fifths of Szczecin, including the old section, are on the left (western) bank of the Oder, the Potsdam agreement of 1945 transferring Pomerania E of the Oder to Polish administration was interpreted to include the city in the transfer.
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	Witam na stronie aiesec
		Szczecin is the most western conurbation in Poland.
		Szczecin lies 130 kilometres from Berlin, one of Europe's key cities and the capital of Germany.
		Szczecin is also the meeting point of transit roads, connecting Western Europe with the Baltic countries and Scandinavia with the south of the continent
	www.aiesec.szczecin.pl /strona2/trainee.php?page=1 (247 words)

	Szczecin
		Szczecin is situated in the north-west corner of Poland, on both banks of the Oder River, close to Baltic Sea and the German border.
		Szczecin's architectural style is mainly influenced by those of last half of 19th century and first twenty years of the 20th century mostly by Academic art and Art Nouveau.
		Szczecin is the biggest shipyard in Poland, which recently went bankrupt and was successfully reinstated.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sz/szczecin.html (1456 words)

	Szczecin - Tourism \| Tourist Information - Szczecin, Poland \|
		Szczecin is a lively city, an important seaport and a shipbuilding centre close to the border with Germany.
		Szczecin is on the delta of the Odra River, and several of the Odra's confluents flow through the city.
		Szczecin is called the green city, but this is not restricted to the city itself as some local areas are very attractive, especially three vast local forests.
	www.staypoland.com /about_szczecin.htm (548 words)

	Szczecin – FREE Szczecin Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		The Polish airports of Katowice, Poznan and Szczecin have been added to the list of those eligible to apply for a share of a Z600 million ($183m) fund.
		Szczecin is at the south end of a large inland...
		Szczecin, near the German border and at the mouth...
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		Its history is tightly connected with the history of the whole Pomerania which was divided into West and East.
		History of Szczecin, the capital city of the Region, began at the turn of 7th and 8th centuries when there was already a Slavonic settlement on today's castle hill and a fortified city.
		At the end of the 10th century Szczecin became a feudal estate of the Polish Prince Mieszko I and it was already in 1005, when Pomeranians gained its full independence...
	www.eracareers-poland.gov.pl /page.html?kid=1445:1576 (107 words)

	AIESEC Szczecin > Home > Interns > About Szczecin > History of Szczecin
		Szczecin is a city with over a thousand years of tradition and turbulent history, and is also the historical capital of Western Pomerania.
		On 2 May 1729 here in Szczecin was born Zophia Augusta von Anhalt-Zerbst "a wife to be" of the tsar of Russia Peter III, after his death governing independently as famous Catherine II the Great.
		Near the end of the war the town was one of the strongest junction of resistance in the lower Odra river-since November 1944 Wehrmacht has regarded Szczecin as „the fortress not-to-capture”.Due to tha alliant air raids much of the town was destroyed (first of all the Old Town and the cathedral).
	www.szczecin.aiesec.pl /Default.aspx?tabid=5770 (622 words)

	Szczecin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
		A fortress and the largest Pomeranian town as early as the 12th cent., it was until 1637 the residence of the dukes of Pomerania and was an important member (from the 13th cent.) of the Hanseatic League.
		Szczecin had a French garrison (1806–13) during the Napoleonic Wars.
		Although four fifths of Szczecin, including the old section, are on the left (western) bank of the Oder, the Potsdam agreement of 1945 transferring Pomerania E of the Oder to Polish administration was interpreted to include the city in the transfer.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sz/Szczecin.html (257 words)

	St. Louis Center for International Relations
		The city is the capital of the newly declared Western Pomeranian Province, one which came into being as the result of the recent reform of the national administration.
		Szczecin remains only 7 kilometers from the German border, 65 kilometers from the Baltic Sea, and 130 kilometers from Berlin, Germany.
		Szczecin is currently involved in improving its transport system, such as constructing new express roads, such as the A3 motorway.
	www.slcir.org /sc_szczecin.asp (511 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Explore Poland - SZCZECIN, POLAND. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Szczecin is placed near the Western border of Poland allowing for border crossing checkpoints such as Lubieszyn, Kolbaskowo, and Roskowo into Germany.
		Located in the heart of Szczecin are many centers of historical and cultural life including the National Museum (Muzeum Narodowe), The Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes (Zamek Ksiazat Pomorskich), The Castle Museum, the Cathedral of St. James (Katedra sw.
		Szczecin is equipped with many modes of transportation to get around the city such as buses, cabs, and even tram street-cars (tramwaje).
	www.polishnews.com /fulltext/explore/2001/explore62_1.shtml (445 words)

	Welcome Poland - Informations about Szczecin in Poland.
		Szczecin - the capital of West Pomerania - a huge port and the major economic, cultural, scholar and tourist centre of West Pomerania.
		At that time, Szczecin had already entertained extensive trade contacts with the members of the Hanza association, which entailed the trade in crops and fish.
		Bialystok, Cracow, Gdansk, Gdynia, Katowice, Lublin, Lodz, Poznan, Sopot, Szczecin, Torun, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Zakopane
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	INVEST in SZCZECIN
		The history of the Town began at the turn of 7th and 8th centuries when there was already a Slavonic settlement on today's castle hill and, a fortified city as well.
		At the end of the 10th century, Szczecin became a feudal estate of the Polish Prince, Mieszko I and it was already in 1005, when Pomeranians gained its full independence.
		The spatial development of Szczecin was a classical pattern of geometrical town planning at that time and the basis for that were radial-like squares with triangle building plots on which Neoclassical and Secession tenement-houses, as well as functional public utilities buildings were constructed.
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	Tourist-Info City of Szczecin
		Szczecin is the capital of Western Pomerania and the largest Polish city located in the vicinity of three European countries: Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
		The city was modelled on Paris, with a number of star-shaped squares, and is known as the "city of greenery".
		About 400,000 tourists use the lodging facilities of Szczecin annually; more than half of them are foreigners.
	www.visit-szczecin.pl (116 words)

	Szczecin ( Stettin ), Poland
		Szczecin is a city with a population of around 400,000, situated in the north-west of Poland, where the river Odra meets the Baltic Sea (through Szczecin Bay).
		Szczecin is also the capital of the Western Pomeranian Province.
		In April 1945, Szczecin was conquered by the Russian army and a Polish administration took over the town.
	polandpoland.com /szczecin.html (349 words)

	Szczecin, Poland: Things To See & Do
		During the course of its history, it served as a prison, and was partly destroyed during WWII.
		Onsite is the Archdiocese Museum, which details the history of the church in Pomerania.
		The oldest part of Szczecin dates back to the early Middle Ages and is a charming collection of picturesque streets and narrow houses tucked away near the Odra River and the Castle.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /poland/szczecin_things_todo.htm (372 words)

	Szczecin (Poland) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But in its long history it was part of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Poland, and for a long period of time Szczecin was the capital of the independent Pomeranian Duchy.
		Szczecin, or Stettin, is another Polish city that used to be German.
		The flags, in a banner form, were flown from the stern of the vessels, the mast carrying the gonfanon of the colors.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/pl-szcze.html (538 words)

	Real Estate: History in Reverse - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
		He and his girlfriend, a painter, will soon commute to Szczecin from the German village of Wetzenow, a 25-kilometer hop across what used to be a tightly guarded border.
		While Szczecin thrives, joblessness in Germany's poorest and least populated region, rural West Pomerania, runs as high as 35 percent.
		Szczecin was once Stettin, a German city annexed by Poland in 1945.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7101729/site/newsweek (777 words)

	Szczecin, Poland
		Szczecin is situated in the north-west corner of Poland, on both banks of the Oder River, close to Baltic Sea and the German border.
		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).
		Szczecin's architectural style is mainly influenced by those of last half of 19th century and first twenty years of the 20th century mostly by Academic art and Art Nouveau.
	www.creekin.net /c6012-n149-szczecin-poland.html (1691 words)

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		Thanks to the clusters of lakes to be found in the Drawsko and Walcz lake districts, and the very high degree of forestation, the character of the area is quite out of the ordinary.
		A celebration inaugurating the beginning of the first academic year in the history of Szczecin University took place on October 1st, 1985.
		University of Agriculture in Szczecin was established in 1954.
	www.transfer.edu.pl /reginnet/tus_r.html (931 words)

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