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Świnoujście

Eastern Europe

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.

Facts
Population
38,728 1
Area (sq km)
197.23 1
Founding Year
1765 1
Elevation (m)
5 1
Latitude
53.910278 degrees north 1
Longitude
14.246944 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
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
  • Wikidata statement P1082
    population = 38728 (Wikidata P1082, as of 2024-06-30, preferred rank)
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2. GeoNames: Świnoujście - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 4 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 14.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 14.25
53.75 14.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Świnoujście - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3083955
Quote, cities500 record 3083955
53.91053 14.24712 P PPLA2 PL 87 3263 326301 40919 4 Europe/Warsaw
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Swinoujscie (Wikipedia)
Lead section
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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.
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Swinoujscie (Wikipedia)
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