Search Geography Explorer

Search countries, cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, oceans, islands and more

Fun fact 1 about Szczecin

Most Kolejowy w Szczecinie (dron1) (cropped)2
city

The city's name is first recorded as Stetin in a document dating from 1112–1118.

Szczecin
Poland
Tap to learn more
city

Szczecin

Poland

Country
Poland
Population
398.2K
Coordinates
53.43, 14.55
544th most populous city in the world

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.

From the “Name and etymology” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Kapitel · CC BY-SA 4.0