Szczecin metropolitan area

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Szczecin metropolitan area
Aglomeracja szczecińska
Urban area
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Map of the Szczecin agglomeration (range of the agglomeration according to Swianiewicz) within Poland
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
Largest city Szczecin
Area
  Metro
2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi)
Population
   Metro
750,000
  Metro density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
GDP
  Metro€12.101 billion (2020)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Primary airport Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport
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Map of the Szczecin region, not including administrative districts

Szczecin agglomeration is the urban agglomeration of the city of Szczecin and surrounding towns [3] in the Polish-German border area.

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The Larger Urban Zone defined by Eurostat includes 777,806 people living on 5249 km2 in the area (2012). [4] It includes the cities and towns of Stargard, Świnoujście, Police, Schwedt, Goleniów, Gryfino, Prenzlau, Pasewalk, Ueckermünde, Eggesin, Gartz, Stepnica, Penkun, Brüssow and Nowe Warpno. There are a group of villages situated between Szczecin and towns of the agglomeration. The villages of Mierzyn, Löcknitz, Przecław, Dobra, Trzebież and Kobylanka are parts of the urban system.

It is the second largest metropolitan area in Pomerania after the Tricity metropolitan area.

Since 2012, the agglomeration is actively developed as the core of a wider European metropolitan area, likely including the German districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Vorpommern-Greifswald, Uckermark and the West Pomeranian districts neighbouring Szczecin in Poland. [5]

The German part of the Szczecin metropolitan area contains municipalities with some of the highest percentages of Polish residents in Germany, such as Gartz, Löcknitz and Mescherin.

Transport and economy

The ports of Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police are located within the metropolitan area.

The local airport is the Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport near Goleniów, whereas the main railway station is the Szczecin Główny railway station, with direct connections to other major cities in Poland, such as Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Tricity, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Białystok and Katowice.

The Świnoujście LNG terminal is located in Świnoujście.

Sights

Historic landmarks of the Szczecin metropolitan area include the Ducal Castle and Szczecin National Museum in Szczecin, the Gothic Collegiate church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Stargard and the Kołbacz Abbey, with the latter two listed as Historic Monuments of Poland. [6] [7]

Świnoujście, the third largest city of the metropolitan area, is a spa town. The Świnoujście Lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse in the world. The War Cemetery in Stargard is the burial place of over 5,000 Allied soldiers and prisoners of war from both world wars, including Polish, French, Serbian/Yugoslav, Russian/Soviet, Italian, Romanian, Belgian, British, Moroccan, Portuguese and Dutch. There is a memorial to British pilots of the No. 617 Squadron RAF shot down by Germany in Karsibór, Świnoujście.

A notable phenomenon on a worldly scale is the Crooked Forest outside the town of Gryfino.

Sports

Professional sports teams
ClubSportLeagueTrophies
Wilki Morskie Szczecin Basketball (men's) Polish Basketball League 1 Polish Championship (2023)
Spójnia Stargard Basketball (men's) Polish Basketball League 0
KPS Chemik Police Volleyball (women's) Tauron Liga 11 Polish Championships
10 Polish Cups
Pogoń Szczecin Football (men's) Ekstraklasa 0
Pogoń Szczecin Football (women's) Ekstraliga 1 Polish Championship (2024)
Świt Szczecin Football (men's) II liga 0
Pogoń Szczecin Handball (women's)Liga Centralna3 Polish Championships (1983, 1986, 1991)
4 Polish Cups (1971, 1980, 1986, 1992)
Pogoń Szczecin Handball (men's)Liga Centralna0

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