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Encyclopedia > Lagoon of Szczecin
Szczecin Lagoon - Landsat satellite photo (circa 2000)
Szczecin Lagoon - Landsat satellite photo (circa 2000)
Map of Lagoon of Szczecin area
Map of Lagoon of Szczecin area

Lagoon of Szczecin or Bay of Szczecin (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński; German: Stettiner Haff, Oderhaff) is an inland water basin in Poland and Germany situated in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea in the mouth of Oder River north of the city of Szczecin. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 201 KB) Summary pl:Zalew SzczeciÅ„ski - zdjÄ™cie satelitarne Landsat (2000) en:Szczecin Lagoon - Landsat satellite photo (circa 2000) Source: NASA, public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 201 KB) Summary pl:Zalew SzczeciÅ„ski - zdjÄ™cie satelitarne Landsat (2000) en:Szczecin Lagoon - Landsat satellite photo (circa 2000) Source: NASA, public domain. ... Image File history File links UsedomWolin. ... Image File history File links UsedomWolin. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ... The Oder River (Czech/Polish: Odra, German: Oder, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe. ... Szczecin (pronounce: [ʃʧɛtÉ•in], Latin: Stetinum or Scecinum, also Sedinum; Kashubian/Pomeranian Sztetëno; German: Stettin, formerly Alten Stettin) is the 7th largest city in Poland and the second largest Polish seaport on the Baltic. ...


It separated from the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea by the islands of Wolin and Usedom and connected with the 3 straits: Dziwna, Swina and Peene. Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay (Polish: Zatoka Pomorska; German: Pommersche Bucht) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of Poland and Germany. ... Wolin is the name shared by an island located in the Baltic Sea located just off the Polish coast, and a town located on the island. ... Usedom (Polish name Uznam) is an island north of the confluence of the Odra river into the Szczecin Bay (Ger: Stettiner Haff, Pol: Zalew Szczeciński). ... Dziwna is an eastern strait, river or a branch of Oder River out of 3 straits connecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the island of Wolin and the Polish mainland. ... Swina (Polish: Świna; Pomeranian: Swina, German: Swine ) is a central strait, river or a branch of Oder River out of three straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Wolin and Uznam. ... Peene (Polish: Piana) is a river in Germany and also a western strait or a branch of Oder River out of three straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Usedom and the German mainland. ...


Its area is 687 km² and its maximum depth is 6 metres. The lagoon is crossed with a south-north deepened water route with depth of 10 metres connecting the Szczecin seaport via the Oder river with the Swina strait, Świnoujście seaport and the Baltic Sea. This allows large ships to enter the Szczecin seaport. Szczecin (pronounce: [ʃʧɛtÉ•in], Latin: Stetinum or Scecinum, also Sedinum; Kashubian/Pomeranian Sztetëno; German: Stettin, formerly Alten Stettin) is the 7th largest city in Poland and the second largest Polish seaport on the Baltic. ... Swina (Polish: Świna; Pomeranian: Swina, German: Swine ) is a central strait, river or a branch of Oder River out of three straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Wolin and Uznam. ... ÅšwinoujÅ›cie (pronounce: [,É•vinÉ”ujÉ•tɕȋe], German Swinemünde) is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, situated on the islands of Uznam and Wolin with about 44,500 inhabitants (2004). ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ...


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Szczecin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2426 words)
Szczecin is located on the Oder River (Odra), south of the Lagoon of Szczecin and the Bay of Pomerania.
In a winter campaign of 1121–1122, Szczecin was subjugated by Bolesław II of Poland, who invited the Catholic bishop Otto of Bamberg to baptize the citizens (1124).
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.
Lagoon of Szczecin - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (222 words)
Lagoon of Szczecin or Bay of Szczecin (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński; German: Stettiner Haff, Oderhaff) is an inland water basin in Poland and Germany situated in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea in the mouth of Oder River north of the city of Szczecin (German: Stettin).
It is separated from the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea by the islands of Wolin and Usedom and connected with the 3 straits: Dziwna, Swina and Peene.
The lagoon is crossed with a south-north deepened water route with depth of 10 metres connecting the Szczecin seaport via the Oder river with the Swina strait, Świnoujście (German: Swinemünde) seaport and the Baltic Sea.
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