Swinoujscie is a port city in Poland's West Pomeranian Voivodeship, spread across three islands, Usedom, Wolin and Karsibór, where the Swina Strait connects the Baltic Sea to the Szczecin Lagoon. Founded as the Prussian town of Swinemünde in 1748, it became Polish territory after the Second World War, following heavy destruction in 1945. Today it functions as a major ferry port to Scandinavia and hosts a liquefied natural gas terminal, and it is known locally for having the widest beach in Poland and a lighthouse described as the tallest brick lighthouse in the world.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude53.910278 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Swinoujscie (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.910278, longitude 14.246944
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 5 m
P2046 (area)
area 197.23 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1765
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Świnoujście (Polish: [ɕfʲinɔˈujɕt͡ɕɛ] ; German: Swinemünde German pronunciation: [ˌsviːnəˈmʏndə]; Low German: Swienemünn; meaning "Świna [river] mouth"; Kashubian: Swina) is a city in Western Pomerania and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, in the extreme north-west of Poland, mainly on the islands of Usedom, Wolin, and Karsibór, the latter once part of Usedom, now separated by the Piast Canal to facilitate ship access to Szczecin.
Swinoujscie (Wikipedia)
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