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Szczecin (Szczecin) <9> <9> Szczecin, the capital of the Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship, is also called the city in the open and with good reason.. Just outside you are in the most beautiful forests and the lifeline of the city, the water, luring for sailing, rowing and other water sports.. <9> <9> History <9> <9> The waters of the Oder and the Baltic have always determined the people of Szczecin.. In the Middle Ages it was the control of navigation on the Oder stream, in the 19th century, the large shipyards and the tourists who went via steamer on Szczecin in the nearby seaside resorts.. And even today, the Baltic Sea determines Szczecin, although it is still nearly one hundred kilometers to the open sea.. <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> Pomeranian Dukes´ Castle <9> <9> is located on the steep banks of the Oder and visible from afar.. Today´s monument is the center of the cultural life of the city.. <9> The castle is home to a cultural center, an opera, an operetta house, numerous exhibition halls and a concert hall.. <9> <9> Old Town <9> <9> offers an opportunity for an extensive sightseeing program: the market square with the gothic town hall and the late-Gothic Loitz House (former bank), Baroque and Classicist buildings, the harbor gate, the gothic St. Jacobus Cathedral with its 5.7-ton bell and the chapel with the tombs of the Pomeranian princes.. <9> <9> New Town Hall <9> <9> was planned as the seat of the city council of Szczecin.. Designed in neo-gothic style by master builder Konrad Kruhl, the representative building was dedicated in 1879.. It burned down in the last war but was rebuilt true to the original.. Today, the magnificent example of Szczecin Neo-Gothic is home to the city´s marine services.. <9> <9> Harbor <9> <9> Maritime Museum The Museum on the Hakenterasse was built by Wilhelm Meyer between 1911 and 1913 as a city museum.. Today housed here the Maritime Museum, which shows maritime objects from Pomerania.. Please also note the stylish art deco decor of the museum.. The Szczecin Maritime Museum shows its rich collections from the maritime history of the city in temporary and permanent exhibitions.. <9> <9> Museum of Urban History Many objects from the history of the city.. The focus is on the history of Szczecin since 1945. <9> <9> Castle Museum Szczecin´s main cultural stage is located in the Pomeranian Dukes´ Castle, where an operetta opera house, exhibition rooms, museum and Duke Boguslaw Concert Hall are located.. Numerous exhibitions, concerts and outdoor events are organized here.. Among other things, the museum displays sarcophagi of the last Pomeranian rulers.. <9> <9> National Museum The National Museum collects and protects the cultural heritage, which can be visited in three sections;. Maritime and Ethnology, Department of Contemporary Art and Urban History.. Museum objects are divided into 4 thematic areas;. Ancient art, archeology, ethnography and non-European cultures.. The museum displays old and modern art of Pomerania, noteworthy is an old silver collection.. <9> <9> Church <9> <9> Church
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The capital of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship has a good 400,000 inhabitants.. It lies at the mouth of the Oder in the Szczecin Lagoon and has a significant Baltic Sea port.. <9> <9> <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> <9> The Baroque King´s Gate <9> <9> <994/1338604> <9> Built in 1725 <9> <9> < 9> Jakobikirche, Basylika sw. Jakuba, Svietego Jakuba Apostola <9> <9> <994/1338361> <9> A landmark of the city with its 110m high tower.. <9> <9> The St. John´s Church, Franczkanska <9> It is the church of the former Franciscan Monastery <9> <9> St. Peter and Paul´s Church, Plac Svietych Piotra i Pavta <9> It is founded back to the 12th century.. Today it belongs to the Old Catholic Polish-Catholic Church.. <9> <9> <9> Gothic Town Hall, Rynec Nowi <9> <9> <994/1338555> <9> <9> <9> Renaissance castle of the Pomeranian princes, Zamek Książąt Pomorskich, Kusnierska <9> < 9> <994/1338344> <994/1338339> <994/1338337> <9> In 1573, Duke Johann Friedrich had the castle built on the site of a 12th-century castle ruin.. It was destroyed in World War II and rebuilt by Polish state.. Today it is a big cultural center.. <9>