Szczecin Back to topAttractionsMust-see attractionsCastle of the Pomeranian Dukes This castle is the mother of all Szczecin monuments but the square central courtyard and simple… Cathedral Basilica of St James Head downhill from the city centre to explore Szczecin’s 12th-century cathedral partially destroyed by Red Army shells in 1945 and reconstructed in 1972… Historical Museum of Szczecin Szczecin's 15th-century Gothic Town Hall one of the most architecturally fascinating buildings in the city with its monster red-brick gable Museum of Technology & Transport This surprisingly good museum 2.5km north of the centre has a fascinating collection of vehicles mostly of Polish origin – interesting as today Poland… National Museum's Department of Art The National Museum’s Art Gallery resides in an 18th-century palace that formerly served as the Pomeranian parliament Town Hall Szczecin's huge former town hall is a red-brick colossus dating from the late 19th century It now houses various obscure maritime institutions View more attractionsBuild a memorable collectionGet to the heart of Szczecin with one of our in-depth Visit in ShopPocket Krakow $14.99 Visit in ShopPocket Warsaw $13.99 Go to checkout (0 items)in partnership with getyourguide Volume 5 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00521 This article is part of the Research TopicResearch and Management of Eutrophication in Coastal EcosystemsView all 23 articles High riverine nutrient loads caused poor water quality low water transparency and an unsatisfactory ecological status in the Szczecin (Oder) Lagoon a trans-boundary water at the southern shore of the Baltic Sea Total annual riverine N (P) loads into the lagoon raised at the 20th century from approximately 14,000 t TN (1,000 t TP) to 115,000 t TN (10,500 t TP) in the 1980ties and declined to about 56,750 t TN (2,800 t TP) after 2010 water transparency (Secchi depth) and chlorophyll-a showed a positive response to the reduced nutrient loads in the Polish eastern lagoon This was not the case in the German western lagoon where summer Secchi depth is 0.6 m and mean chlorophyll-a concentration is four times above the threshold for the Good Ecological Status Measures to improve the water quality focused until now purely on nutrient load reductions but the nutrient load targets and Maximal Allowable Inputs are contradicting between EU Water Framework Directive and EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive According to the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan the thresholds of the annual riverine nutrient inputs to the lagoon would be about 48,850 t N (1,570 t P) Actions in the river basins that would allow meeting these targets are hardly achievable Even if the load targets would be fully implemented they are not sufficient to transfer the lagoon into a non-eutrophic state The implementation of EU Water Framework Directive is further hampered as consistent water quality thresholds for the two parts of Szczecin Lagoon are missing An approach to harmonize them is presented which incorporates the spatial differences By implementing consistent water quality targets Szczecin Lagoon could serve as blueprint for other trans-boundary waters nutrient load reductions in the past decades had no effect on the water quality frequent sediment resuspension and the missing submerged vegetation inhibit the load reduction effects on the water quality Internal measures in the western lagoon are necessary which aim at removing nutrients and increasing water transparency to overcome the hysteresis effect and to initiate a recovery of macrophytes Cultivation of zebra mussels seems the most promising approach Catchment areas of the main rivers entering Szczecin Lagoon Spatial distribution of water quality monitoring stations in Large Lagoon Small Lagoon and Southern Pomeranian Bight color-coded by the mean Summer Secchi depth Flow-normalized loads to Szczecin Lagoon for the reference period (1997–2003) and recent times (2010–2014) values in brackets indicate the loads without flow-normalization 0.29 mg TP/l) and small rivers directly feeding the coastal zone like the German rivers entering Szczecin Lagoon (type 22; 2.7 mg TN/l which were upscaled to annual loads using the recent runoffs It has a horizontal resolution of 1 nautical mile in the western Baltic Sea and the vertical water column is sub-divided into layers with a thickness of 2 m In order to adjust the simulated water exchange between Szczecin Lagoon and the Pomeranian Bight on this coarse grid to realistic levels the depth of Swina had to be reduced to 5 m by combining the coefficient of correlation R and a cost function C which is the mean model bias normalized by the standard deviation of the observations the model results at the end of 21st century (averaged for 2080–2100) were used Figure 3. Annual total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) loads discharged by Oder (Upper) and summed for Peene, Uecker and Zarow (Lower) based on observations (blue) and flow-normalization (black); supplemented by reconstructed loads from Baltic Nest Institute (yellow; Wulff et al., 2013) and Behrendt et al., 2008 (orange Table 2. Flow-normalized loads to Szczecin Lagoon for the reference period of BSAP (1997–2003) and load targets according to HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (HELCOM, 2013b); loads calculated with adoption of the Polish WFD target (Garcia et al., 2012) and the German WFD-target (BLANO, 2014); estimated pre-industrial loads from catchment model MONERIS The flow-normalization resulted thereby in a smaller annual load for Oder in 15 of 27 years for TN (17 of 27 for TP) and for the German rivers in 20 of 37 years for TN (19 of 37 for TN) Applying the flow-normalization led to lower nutrient loads from Oder for the reference period and recent years, while the German flow-normalized loads are higher in both period. But the method worked well to reduce the impact of floods on the loads (Figure 3) strong rainfalls resulted in an extremely high outflow (up to 1,400 m3/s in June) and extraordinary high loads (91,000 t TN/a and 4,100 t TP/a) while this peaks are not visible in the flow-normalized loads in 2014 Oder runoff was extremely low (400 m3/s) resulting in an increase of flow-normalized TN loads compared to previous years the flow-normalized TP loads had a recent peak in 2013 In summer 2011 very strong rainfalls occurred resulting in extremely high runoff combined with high TP concentrations due to the erosion in agricultural areas monthly flow-normalized TP load was 13.7 t in August 2011 which is one order of magnitude above the long-term August average (1.5 t) This would mean an additional reduction need of 7.3% compared to BSAP and would be a substantial tightening (35%) compared to the present Polish WFD target Long-term time series of water quality parameters Secchi depth (m middle) and TN & TP concentrations (μmol/l lower panel) together with standard errors and 5-year running means at the central stations of Small Lagoon (KHM Summer period refers to May–September Table 3. P-values of the long-term decreasing trend for water quality parameters observed at Station C (Large Lagoon) and KHM (Small Lagoon) computed for either the whole time period (see Figure 4) or since 1995 Observed summer Chl-a at station C (Large Lagoon) as function of the annual TN and TP inputs to the entire lagoon (blue cycles—annual values; orange diamonds—averaged over 5 years) Additionally are shown: (i) MAI of HELCOM BSAP and proposed GES-thresholds (black lines); (ii) pre-industrial simulated water quality and nutrient loads (black square); (iii) simulated water quality using MAI (green Observed summer Chl-a at station KHM (Small Lagoon) as function of the annual TN and TP inputs to the entire lagoon (blue cycles—annual values; orange diamonds—averaged over 5 years) Note that Chl-a of 1979 (149 μg/l) was excluded would result in target values of 2.87 m (Large Lagoon) and 1.97 m (Small Lagoon) This target thresholds would be approximately three times the present state Mean values of summer Chl-a in Small and Large Lagoon based on observations (blue) and model simulations (green) supplemented by threshold concentration for GES (red) at Small Lagoon and the proposed threshold for Large Lagoon But their too low concentration has a strong impact on the DIP concentrations the increase of DIP concentrations in late summer after the depletion in spring and early summer starts approximately 1 month earlier in the observations then in the model simulation Figure 8. Using the coefficient of correlation (R) and a cost-function (C), grouped into three classes (following Edman and Omstedt, 2013) the performance of the model simulation (ERGOM-MOM) with respect to chlorophyll-a (red) bottom oxygen (green) and salinity (blue) is shown for Small Lagoon (circles) Southern Pomeranian Bight (diamonds) and combined for all stations (stars) While the simulation covering the pre-industrial period was used to derive the water quality thresholds, the transient simulation of the 21st century was run to test the Baltic-wide implementation of MAI from HELCOM BSAP. In both parts of Szczecin Lagoon, none of the GES thresholds is met by the scenario simulation (Figure 7) the simulated Chl-a and TN concentrations are strongly above the thresholds the simulated Chl-a concentrations are quite the same for both parts of Szczecin Lagoon dissipating the spatial differences for the present state seen in the observations and the model To estimate the water exchange of Small Lagoon during summer month, in the GETM-setup particles were released daily. For two-monthly periods, the residence times were calculated then (Figure 9) resulting in a quite consistent spatial pattern For nearly the whole Small Lagoon the particle age was equal to 60 days so that the water exchange is very limited Water residence times in Small Lagoon in April June and August 2008 (Left) and their standard deviations (Right) calculated using ERGOM-GETM Small Lagoon is always characterized by residence times near to the maximal value (the particle were only followed for 60 days) Szczecin Lagoon is strongly utilized by human activities and a crucial supplier of ecosystem services (Inácio et al., 2018; Schernewski et al., 2018) up to reaching the “Good Ecological State” (GES) the inconsistent driving external policies and the opposite reaction to the changed pressures Szczecin Lagoon can serve as case study for the ongoing re-eutrophication process in many other coastal waters further load reductions are the most important measure to improve the water quality enduringly in the eastern part of Szczecin Lagoon To improve water quality in Small Lagoon in a suitable manner it is therefore not only important to further reduce the external nutrient supply but to tackle the resuspension and the hysteresis effect Submerged vegetation is missing to stabilize the sediments to reduce the resuspension of particles and to bind excess nutrients (especially P) if the underwater light conditions get good enough due to the clearance effect of the mussels After the initial recovery of the submerged vegetation the mussel farm could be dismantled and moved to a new spot to prevent a disturbance of the newly grown vegetation not the nutrient load to Szczecin Lagoon is crucial but the nutrient export from it to the open Baltic strengthening the nutrient removal within Szczecin Lagoon by establishing mussel farms also in the eastern part could therefore be a support to reach the targets of the BSAP these approaches have in common that they are tailor-made and include the specific characteristics of the water bodies and catchment areas • Due to excess of nutrient loads over the past century Szczecin Lagoon is strongly eutrophied and not in the desired “Good Ecological State,” as claimed by Water Framework Directive (WFD) • TN (TP) loads are nowadays 30% (70%) lower than at the peak around 1990 but the decreasing trend is only significant for TN and TP in Oder Further reductions are necessary to fulfill load targets from the German WFD implementation strategy and the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan • In the Polish eastern part of Szczecin Lagoon the reduced loads led to a substantial improvement of water quality in the last decades Ongoing load reductions are needed to further improve the water quality there • Water quality in the German western part remained unaffected from the reduced loads due to the long water residence times the frequent resuspension of sediment and the decline of submerged vegetation A re-eutrophication of Small Lagoon and reaching the GES purely by reducing the nutrient loads is not possible • To improve the water quality in Small Lagoon which directly elevate water transparency to improve the growing conditions of submerged macrophytes • Consistent and harmonized water quality thresholds are derived for both parts Szczecin Lagoon could get a blueprint for other transboundary waters RF was responsible for overall structure of the manuscript running the simulations and for writing the manuscript MP collected nutrient loads of Oder and contributed to the writing UG and DP were responsible for the simulation of the water exchange IG conducted the flow-normalization of loads The work was supported by BONUS BALTCOAST (03F0717A) and partly by KÜNO project MOSSCO-Synthese (03F0740B) BONUS BALTCOAST project has received funding from BONUS (Art funded jointly by the EU and Baltic Sea national funding institutions The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest We thank A. Hiller (IOW) for supporting the map compiling (Figure 2) and P Stålnacke (nibio) for supporting the flow-normalization Supercomputing power was provided by HLRN (North-German Supercomputing Alliance) We thank LUNG and WIOS Szczecin for providing the observational data 1. ^https://www.wasserblick.net/servlet/is/34786/ 2. ^Schernewski et al. 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building itself dates back to the 15th century For many centuries it functioned as the main administrative seat for the city’s officials Since then has held its current exhibitions The small Historical Museum of Szczecin comprises collections on the city’s history and culture such as 14th-century mint coins and medieval clothing to early 20th-century German postcards and Communist-era toys import PrebidBidService from "/v1/js/PrebidBidService.js"; import AmazonBidService from "/v1/js/AmazonBidService.js"; window.addEventListener('intersecting',async (e) => { const element = document.querySelector('[data-id="in_article_2"]'); const slot = element.getAttribute('id'); if(e.detail.slotName !== slot) { return; } let promises = []; if(window.canRunPrebid) { const prebidService = new PrebidBidService(); promises.push(prebidService.requestPrebidBids(null [slot])); } if(promises?.length) { await Promise.all(promises).then(() => { googletag.pubads().refresh([window.addSlot[slot]]); }); } else { googletag.pubads().refresh([window.addSlot[slot]]); } }); Szczecin Philharmonic Building Krzysztof Gawrys / Unsplash The Symphonic Orchestra of the Szczecin Philharmonic dates back to 1948 The construction of the new Szczecin Philharmonic Hall was completed only recently though designed by a Catalan architect Alberto Veiga was awarded the prestigious European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture This makes it a veritable must-see sight on its own not to mention the wondrous performances that take place regularly inside Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy Jasne Błonia and Park Kasprowicza Park © Szczecinolog / WikiCommons The Jasne Błonia square and the Kasprowicz Park together constitute Szczecin’s most famous green area is home to the Rusałka Lake and a big amphitheater Its big playground and a mini-golf platform are often visited by families Jasne Błonia is famous for its beautiful plane trees It is at Jasne Błonia that the Polish 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original Romanesque style was compromised when the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style after the Swedish-Danish Scanian War The spire of the Basilica collapsed during World War II and was fully rebuilt only recently It is now open to visitors and offers an astonishing view of the city © Kwiecień/WikiCommons With a whopping 300,000 plus graves and a total area of more than 167 hectares and counting Szczecin’s Central Cemetery remains the largest in the country It is the third-largest on the continent overall It’s also a truly enthralling spot to visit The place is peppered with monuments like the curious ‘Monument of Brothers in Arms’ work by Sławomir Lewiński and the sobering graves of countless concentration camp victims and unnamed soldiers import PrebidBidService from "/v1/js/PrebidBidService.js"; import AmazonBidService from "/v1/js/AmazonBidService.js"; window.addEventListener('intersecting',async (e) => { const element = document.querySelector('[data-id="in_article_4"]'); 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December See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in September US: +1 (678) 967 4965 | UK: +44 (0)1630 35000 tripssupport@theculturetrip.com © Copyright 2025 The Culture Trip Ltd The Polish city of Szczecin is ordering more electric buses from Solaris which will bring the city's electric bus fleet up to a total of 30 vehicles The exact order comprises four 12-metre Urbino 12 Electric buses and ten Urbino 18 Electric articulated buses Szczecin will have a total of 30 Solaris electric buses in its operational fleet with the 16 electric buses from Solaris already running both the Solaris Urbino 12 electric and 18 electric models will be equipped with a central electric motor and Solaris High Energy batteries which feature high energy density and capacity Both will be charged using pantograph as well as plug-in charging stations Both vehicle models also come equipped with “full-vehicle air conditioning and an integrated driver alcohol detection system for driver and passenger safety.” The vehicles are also connected via Solaris’ fleet management system ‘eSConnect’ The city of Sczcecin started electrifying its bus fleet with Solaris electric buses in 2020 when eight articulated buses were purchased A follow-up order was then placed in April 2021 solarisbus.com I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology West Ham United can confirm that young defender Luizão has joined Polish top-flight side Pogoń Szczecin on loan for the remainder of the season The 22-year-old has featured regularly for the development side this season and now heads to Poland to gain valuable first-team experience Pogoń Szczecin are currently on a six-game unbeaten run in the league and sit fourth pushing for a strong finish and European qualification They are also still in contention in the Polish Cup where they host Piast Gliwice in the quarter-finals in what could be Luizão's debut on Wednesday Everyone at West Ham United wishes Luizão all the best in his loan spell with Pogoń Szczecin and looks forward to seeing his continued development over the coming months Site designed & built by Other Media, powered by Clubcast The current head to head record for the teams are Pogoń Szczecin 11 win(s) Efthimios Koulouris is the competition's top scorer (16) Have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Ajdin Hasic is ranked 2 in big chances created in the competition (12) 14 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT?Pogoń Szczecin won 5–2 over Cracovia on Fri 14 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Pogoń Szczecin is playing home against Cracovia at Stadion Miejski im held on the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War refers to the experience of war as one of the most traumatising existential experiences The juxtaposition of period objects: militaria documents and archive resources with contemporary works of art can inspire reflection on whether and what feelings the subject of the Second World War evokes today as well as how the phenomena associated with it are processed by contemporary artists The ongoing armed conflict beyond Poland's eastern border and the crisis growing in international relations make the subject of war worryingly close and current again is at the same time a universal story about the mechanisms of war and its destructive power The exhibition presents the collections of two branches of the National Museum in Szczecin - the Dialogue Centre Upheavals and the Museum of Contemporary Art as well as works from the collection of the Zachęta Contemporary Art Association in Szczecin They include be unique memorabilia from family archives and the archives of Polish and foreign institutions as well as works by renowned Polish artists The topic of the Second World War and its aftermath is particularly relevant in the territories that were annexed to Poladn in 1945 by the decision of the Allies Western Pomerania was one of the most ‘brown’ regions of the Third Reich It was here that the headquarters of the Reichswehr's second military district was located and experimental centres were built where V-weapons were developed and a synthetic petrol factory was built to produce fuel from coal for the German army aircraft squadrons and tanks set off for Poland from West Pomerania the first Polish forced labourers were brought to Szczecin and by the end of the war Poles constituted the largest proportion of the Third Reich's slave population the city and the region experienced a ‘Migration Period’: Jews were deported from Szczecin to German death camps in eastern Poland and Baltic Germans were settled in their homes German refugees from East Prussia found their way here Around 200 thousand Germans left Szczecin in late February and early March 1945 when the German authorities agreed to evacuate and the population fled Some of them returned in the following months and then the majority were either displaced or left for the British occupation zone in Germany They were replaced by Poles from the West from Oflags concentration camps and by soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces in the West Settlers from Central and South-Eastern Poland were brought in the first transports from the East arrived They were joined by the estern borderlanders Representatives of national minorities also settled in Western Pomerania believing that they would find their little homeland there Although 80 years have passed since the end of the war the topic of WWII and its aftermath is still alive: it is popular in science in addition to themes that heroise combat and resistance a different perspective is also present: one that exposes its traumatising potential and its long-term sociopsychological consequences The Traumas of War exhibition follows this path Several dozen works by contemporary artists accompany the material traces of war Some of them were personally affected by the tragedy of the Second War were born after the war and experienced its impact in the second and third generations becoming involved in the work of post-war memory and observing the dynamics of war and violence from a different The exhibition also includes works by artists for whom the Second World War is not a source of direct inspiration but who nevertheless express emotions that invariably accompany the experience of war: hatred loss of security and the omnipresence of death. The exhibition has been enriched with works that have no direct connection with the war whose presence in the exhibition space reveals the impact of culture filters and historical experiences on the reception of images appearing within visual culture The exhibition is part of a public discussion on post-war inherited trauma recurring in successive generations despite the passing decades It is also an opportunity to reflect on contemporary armed conflicts especially the one taking place just across the border from Poland triggered by Russia's aggression against Ukraine in 2022 Trauas of WarThe National Museum in Szczecin Wały Chrobrego 329 April – 28 September 2025 Concept: Agnieszka Kuchcińska-KurczCurators: Agnieszka Kuchcińska-Kurcz Magdalena LewocCuratorial Assistance: Iga Ranoszek-BieńkowskaContent by: Agnieszka Kuchcińska-Kurcz Honorary patronage: the Marshal of the West-Pomeranian Voivodeship The National Museum in Szczecin - Szczecin History Museum The National Museum in Szczecin – The Exhibition of West-Pomeranian Narrow-Gauge Railways in Gryfice: Ticket prices and more... phone (+48) 91 431 52 00fax (+48) 91 431 52 04lp.nicezczs.muezum@oruib The Polish city of Szczecin has ordered 14 electric buses from Solaris The order includes the Urbino electric model in two lengths: four 12-meter Urbino 12 electric buses and ten articulated Urbino 18 electric buses the city has purchased 16 Solaris electric buses this number will increase to 30 zero-emission e-buses Szczencin to deploy further e-buses The vehicles will […] The Polish city of Szczecin has ordered 14 electric buses from Solaris. The order includes the Urbino electric model in two lengths: four 12-meter Urbino 12 electric buses and ten articulated Urbino 18 electric buses. In recent years, the city has purchased 16 Solaris electric buses The vehicles will be operated by Szczecin’s public transport company Szczecińskie Przedsiębiorstwo Autobusowe “Klonowica” sp With their modern features and high-level equipment these buses will enhance the comfort and safety of drivers and passengers Szczecin will have 30 Solaris electric buses in its fleet Both the Solaris Urbino 12 electric and 18 electric models will be equipped with a central electric motor and Solaris High Energy batteries The batteries will be charged using both pantograph and plug-in chargers The Solaris Urbino electric buses will be equipped with full-vehicle air conditioning and an integrated driver alcohol detection system for driver and passengers safety The onboard monitoring will be integrated with the city’s Central Urban Transport Management System to support daily operations and monitor onboard processes the buses will connect to eSConnect Solaris’s dedicated system for fleet management Szczecin continues to invest in a modern and eco-friendly bus fleet With the completion of today’s contract this number will increase to 30 zero-emission e-buses Photos: Urbino 18 electric in Szczecin’s public transport colors delivered as part of the previous order.Photos 2-4: Piotr Zielinski © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I Wrocław and Szczecin have joined the 2025 Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) This brings the total number of participating Polish cities to four The announcement was made on 20 March 2025 and aligns with broader efforts across Poland to benchmark destination performance and integrate more sustainable practices in tourism and events Szczecin recorded 822,400 overnight stays between January and September – up 9.1% from the same period in 2023 often referred to as the “Venice of the North” saw nearly a 7% increase in overnight tourists in 2023 compared to 2022 The GDS-Movement also hosted a workshop on 20 March bringing together six Polish cities – Szczecin and Gdynia – along with representatives from the Poland Convention Bureau and the Pomeranian Regional Tourist Organisation The initiative precedes the New Trends in Tourism Conference where GDS-Movement CEO Guy Bigwood will deliver a keynote on regenerative destination management The GDS-Index currently benchmarks around 100 cities globally and was co-founded by ICCA You must be logged in to post a comment Issue 136 – May/June 2025 Issue 135 – March/April 2025 CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 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Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started the National Museum in Szczecin was enriched with an extremely valuable collection of Asian figurines made of animal bones Over 280 intricately carved objects were donated by a married couple which make up the majority of the donated collection Although each of these objects has a different history and performs different functions a fragment of Japanese history can be shown through them Netsuke are small objects that were born out of a practical need Men carried various small items in small containers (inrō) or pouches collectively known as sagemono which were hung on a string and attached to the waist with the use of netsuke The small carved figurines thus acted as a pendant and counterbalanced the hanging sagemono Netsuke appeared as early as in the 15th century but the development of this applied art occurred during the Edo period (1603-1868) where the shoguns of the Tokugawa family resided who held the actual rule in Japan at the time Although they based their rule on a social class known as the ‘sword-wielders’ (bushi) it was the bourgeoisie (chōnin): craftsmen (ko) and merchants (sho) that played the most significant role in Japan's political economic and cultural life in the 17th century Their position in the social hierarchy was low but this group thrived and contributed to the flourishing of numerous new art forms condemned attempts to display their wealth in the prohibition on decorating costumes and wearing jewellery This loophole in the regulations was used by the bourgeoisie by proudly wearing decorative inrō and netsuke and pieces intricately crafted from precious materials began to appear The development of the unique and unusual native culture was also fostered during the Edo period by Japan's policy of isolation known as sakoku (which literally means ‘closed country’) The country closed its borders to both people and goods in 1639 and did not reopen them until 1854 following pressure from American Commodore Matthew Perry This event marked the gradual ending of the Edo era power returned to the emperor and the Meiji period began in which Japan opened up to modernisation and Western influence One effect of this policy was the rise in popularity of Western clothing and the abandonment of the wearing of kimonos The opening of borders resulted in changes in Japan but also turned the attention of Europe and North America to the country's art and culture a fascination with Japan and a fashion for objects originating from there developed thanks to which the country began to export its artistic products to the West as soon as in the second half of the 19th century adapting some of them to Western tastes and needs while artists adapted Japanese motifs and techniques to their work It was at this time that Japanese decorative figurines Netsuke and inrō were made from a variety of materials while okimono were usually created from ivory or bronze Most of the netsuke and okimono figurines on display were carved from ivory The use of elephant tusk to make various objects has a long tradition in Japan and the country was still one of the largest importers of this material in the second half of the 20th century introduced in 1989 (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora All of the ivory-made objects in the exhibition date from before 1947 location:                    The National Museum in Szczecin duration:                   25 April 2025 – 19 April 2026 exhibition opening:  24 April 2025 (Thursday) Curator:                    Ewa Prądzyńska Organizer:                The National Museum in Szczecin FC Union Berlin’s women’s team will once again host MKS Pogon Szczecin on 26 January 2025 Kick off at the Fritz-Lesch-Sportplatz in Adlershof on Sunday is at 13:00 Having already played two friendlies with them over the last two summers The first half of the season in the Ekstraliga kobiet ended for Szczecin at the beginning of Novemberwith a 3-2 win over APLG Gdańsk to finish the year in third place The second half of the season in Poland does not start until March so Pogon are currently in the middle of a four-month winter break Union concluded a nine-day training camp in Oliva Nova with a friendly against Bayer 04 Leverkusen the Berliners put in a strong performance and held their own against the fourth-placed team in the Bundesliga Winter signing Nele Bauereisen scored the equaliser on her Union debut Pogon Szczecin were crowned Polish champions for the first time in the club's history last season the club also took part in the first qualifying round of the Champions League for the first time but lost 1-0 to Servette FC to a single goal scored in injury time is once again in charge of a side in good form Pogon are currently occupying 3rd place in a table led by last season’s runners-up who finished the first half of the season without dropping any points Kattowitz only lost out to Szczecin in the title race due to their weaker goal difference Pogon's top scorer is 27-year-old forward Kornelia Okoniewska who is second in the Ekstraliga scoring charts with nine goals this season The two previous matches were both won by Union’s women there was a 2-1 away win in Szczecin before they followed this up with a 3-2 victory in Bad Saarow Union’s goals that day were scored by Lisa Heiseler Union's head coach Ailien Poese will have to do without Cara Bösl Katja Orschmann and Sarah Abu Sabbah on Sunday ‘Szczecin are doing well in the Polish first division and have shown a high level of aggressiveness and enthusiasm in each of their past games,” said Union’s head coach “We are looking forward to another competitive game and want to put the content from the training camp into practice on Sunday – we want to remain defensively stable and create and take our opportunities in attack.” The game will kick off at 13:00 on Sunday at the Fritz-Lesch-Sportplatz on Dörpfeldstraße. Admission is free. For those who cannot be there in person, Union will provide information about the game via the club's own live ticker. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The current head to head record for the teams are Śląsk Wrocław 10 win(s) Petr Schwarz has created the most big chances for Śląsk Wrocław (10) Mateusz Zukowski has the most shots on target per match for Śląsk Wrocław (0.8) Have scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches 07 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT?Śląsk Wrocław vs Pogoń Szczecin on Fri 07 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Śląsk Wrocław is playing home against Pogoń Szczecin at Tarczyński Arena on Fri Search✕No results AccessibilityHigh contrast mode141618ClosePolskiEnglishУкраїнськаDeutsch0°Important Szczecin's residents will experience a whole host of attractions as the city celebrates its 80th anniversary of being taken over by the Polish administration Celebrations will start on 4 July with a Special City Council Session featuring representatives of partner cities Honorary Ambassadors of Szczecin and its former mayors This day will also see the launch of an open-air exhibition official ceremonies will be held at the Monument to the Polish Endeavour followed by an audiovisual spectacle and a historical reenactment that will takes us back to the 1940s Celebrations will also take place in the Różanka Rose Garden with an anniversary cake to mark the occasion The location will also host various fun activities for children Topping the evening off will be a mapping show on the façade of the City Hall This spectacular show is a unique attraction prepared specifically to celebrate Szczecin's 80th birthday Separately from the above-mentioned events Szczecin's NGOs will prepare a range of surprise attractions As part of the Szczecin TworzyMy programme the city has allocated PLN 80,000 for NGOs to carry out projects associated with Szczecin's 80th anniversary and the outcomes of third-sector efforts will be on display throughout the summer 80th anniversary events will be held throughout the year as municipal institutions and companies continue to expand the catalogue of jubilee attractions Special Session of the Szczecin City Council Launch of an open-air exhibition entitled “80 Years of Szczecin” Audiovisual show and historical reenactment A detailed list of events will be released at a later date Click the 'Follow' button to stay up to date with news from Szczecin The most interesting posts can be found on Google News Szczecin City Hall will be closed on Friday The largest Christmas Fair in Szczecin will begin on November 29 you will be able to visit stands and take part in the animations that will be prepared Support for flood victims can be provided not only by bringing gifts but also by joining the team that packs them Volunteers can register and help at the collection point for gifts at Netto Arena HistoryNet THE FIRST TIME I RECALL hearing about Stettin, or Szczecin as it is called in Polish, was in the famous speech Winston Churchill gave at Westminster College in Fulton when he sounded an early alarm in the Cold War “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an ‘iron curtain’ has descended across the continent,” declared the former British prime minister My mind’s-eye view of Stettin became even grimmer when I learned that much of the city had been reduced to ashes in World War II when I discover how stunning parts of this riverport in northwest Poland are today laid out by German architect James Hobrecht in the 1880s according to a French blueprint is replete with beautiful fin-de-siècle apartment buildings The new Philharmonic concert hall is a glowing marvel of modern architecture tree-lined escarpment known as Wały Chrobrego (Chrobry Embankment) home to a striking ensemble of historic structures overlooking the Oder River amazingly escaped serious damage during the war which obliterated 60 percent of the city’s buildings and 95 percent of its Old Town.    Few places evoke the city’s National Socialist past more than the observation platform on the embankment, where Adolf Hitler addressed the masses during a carefully choreographed visit on June 12 when Szczecin was still the German city of Stettin I discover there are enough surviving roads and buildings from the era to reconstruct much of Hitler’s route through town which can be experienced on an easy 90-minute walk the Führer’s visit was reported in an extremely lively manner by the Pommersche Zeitung then a propaganda organ of the German province of Pomerania’s Nazi Party emphasizing the inhabitants’ joy at the arrival of their awaited “savior.” Photos from the day give an idea of the enormous crowds with people waving at the dictator from apartment windows an estimated 100,000 spectators swelled the streets of Stettin I can make out the exact spot in the station where the Führer reviewed military formations against a backdrop of festively decorated ships on the Oder Then Hitler and the Gauleiter—the Nazi local district leader—took their places in a government Mercedes where the dictator would remain standing while giving ecstatic crowds the Nazi salute I stop by the Szczecin Underground Routes museum remains the biggest civic air-raid shelter in Poland and I wonder how the masses must have felt during a wartime bombing raid after such unbridled optimism only a few years earlier “The Germans converted underground corridors from the 18th century,” explains Agnieszka Fader referring to fortifications built by King Frederick William I of Prussia Original signage in German is still visible on the walls The bunker had innovative features such as special washrooms for mothers with children cork linings to muffle footfalls on the steps and floors and red floors to mask any bloodstains in order to prevent panic spreading among the thousands in the shelter Hitler’s entourage drove northwest through Grüne Schanze—today’s Dworcowa Street—passing the gorgeous redbrick Old City Hall from the 19th century along the way—then north through busy Paradeplatz (now Niepodległości) thoroughfare and up the grand avenue Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse (now Papieża Jana Pawła II) to arrive at the spinach-green Landeshaus then seat of the Pomeranian provincial government and the present-day city hall the Landeshaus was festooned with Nazi regalia back in 1938 an image I find particularly chilling when compared with today’s edifice After another ritual review of military formations the Führer addressed a Nazi Party congress and met with Stettin’s mayor who presented him with an honorary citizenship of the city the present city council says it cannot strip Hitler of this distinction because it was awarded by the previous (German) administration and current Polish laws do not provide them a means to address the issue—a controversial matter that he left the Landeshaus at exactly 2:27 p.m to visit the City Museum—today’s imposing National Museum—on Wały Chrobrego The culmination of his visit came at 3 p.m.: an address by Hitler to the huge crowd followed by a grand parade of nearly 47,000 members of party organizations including the SS The Nazi leader surveyed the proceedings from the embankment’s observation platform before descending to his open limousine at the foot of Hakenterrasse I’m able to find the exact location of Hitler’s car as I gaze over the former steamboat dock where a throng of onlookers fed the Führer’s insatiable cult of personality The many Nazi officials Hitler saw that day likely included the governors of a synthetic fuel manufacturing plant in Police The Hydrierwerke Pölitz (Hydrogenation Plant Police) converted powdered lignite coal into liquid fuels the facility was built to boost the war effort producing as much as 15 percent of Germany’s fuel needs at its peak The plant also acted as a satellite camp for the Stutthof whose prisoners made up the bulk of the plant’s workforce were forced to work there from 1939 to 1945; around 13,000 died the plant became the target of frequent Allied air raids hastened by the Red Army’s removal of any useful materials My personal highlight is the evil-looking synthetic gasoline factory with vertical slits like gills in its roof cladding I manage to navigate this vast site despite precious little signage exercising care among the rickety concrete ruins being reclaimed by nature before peeking into the plant’s small museum of history When the waterfront parade in Stettin ended the Führer took a half-hour motorboat cruise on the Oder in the company of the mayor and Franz Schwede-Coburg to see the port area and the former Vulcan company shipyard which was reopened at Hitler’s request in 1939 Hitler bid his beloved followers goodbye from the window of his private train carriage and sped back to Berlin It would be the Führer’s final visit to Stettin before it was handed over to Polish authorities in July 1945 in a de facto recognition of Poland’s postwar border with Germany. Most of that frontier would be confirmed at the Allies’ Potsdam Conference later that summer the Polish-Soviet Schwerin border treaty sealed the remaining bit of border near the Baltic Sea—allowing German Stettin to become Polish Szczecin I find it fascinating to compare the city’s dual history and marvel at its remarkable ascent from the ashes of war. ✯ May through September is the best time to visit Szczecin. The city has a small airport, Goleniów, but many visitors fly into Berlin and take a two-hour train ride. The entrance for the Szczecin Underground Routes museum is just behind the rail terminal on Platform 1. To reach the factory ruins in Police, take bus no and get off at Tanowska Szkoła 11 (one hour) Szczecin is a paradise for watersports. Across the Oder from Wały Chrobrego, you can rent motorboats to explore the commercial harbor and the charming old waterfront district makes a pleasant way to view the amazing architecture on the Oder’s west bank the pedestrian boulevard here teems with merrymakers on balmy evenings. ✯ This article was published in the October 2021 issue of World War II Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance how Wild Bill Donovan shaped the American intelligence community If you needed some motivation during the war years “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” HistoryNet.com is brought to you by HistoryNet LLC, the world’s largest publisher of history magazines photo galleries and over 25,000 articles originally published in our nine magazines Subscribe to receive our weekly newsletter with top stories from master historians sign me up! Lech Poznań put in a sensational performance in the 6th round of the PKO BP Ekstraklasa Kolejorz defeated Pogoń Szczecin 2-0 at home and put on a great show Niels Frederiksen’s charges completely dominated their rivals who has been in the capital of Wielkopolska since July 2023 scored his first goal after a sensational counterattack Pogoń managed not to concede a goal until half-time their situation became much more complicated when Benedikt Zech received a red card for a foul on Afonso Sousa the game’s image did not change significantly Lech finally got their way and scored a goal for the visitors The goal was scored after a spectacular one-on-one move by Sousa The Portuguese played the ball brilliantly with Daniel Hakans and beat the Pogoń goalkeeper who finished off Lech’s counterattack with a sensational run his first goal in the colors of the team from Poznań Lech is first in the PKO BP Ekstraklasa table (13 points) In the next round it will face Stal Mielec In the next match it will play Śląsk Wrocław The presentation of new acquisitions includes silver collecting and commemorative coins of the 2022 and 2023 issues, donated by the National Bank of Poland. There are also numismats purchased by the National Museum in Szczecin in 2024 in connection with the exhibition "Money in Pomerania After World War I” (November 2023 – April 2024) Among the latter there are rare replacement coins made of Meissen porcelain The new acquisitions are an annex to the permanent exhibition "Pomeranian Cabinet. In the mirror of coins, banknotes and stamps" on display at the National Museum in Szczecin – the Museum of Regional Traditions The official handover ceremony was attended by representatives of the National Bank of Poland - Marta Matraszek and Katarzyna Zwarzany; with Agnieszka Bortnowska acting Director of the National Museum in Szczecin Genowefa Horoszko and Mieszko Pawłowski from the NMS Department of Numismatics talked about the new objects The National Bank of Poland has been issuing commemorative coins since the 1960s Initially they were related to the propaganda needs of the People's Republic of Poland later ones commemorated national key figures and current and historical events Commemorative coins dedicated to as many as 96 subjects were minted which quickly formed a separate group of collecting issues the NBP has continued to issue series for collectors in silver and gold as well as in the circulation standard (copper-nickel-bronze) The guiding idea behind the issue is the desire to commemorate important historic figures and anniversaries The coins are made more attractive by different shapes additions made of other materials or printing made using various techniques but due to the precious metal and often low mintage their value is regulated by the antiquarian market The exhibition features specimens from the royal medallic collection of Stanisław August Poniatowski which reproduces the original medals with images of Polish kings kept at the National Museum of History of Ukraine in Kyiv Of note are the anniversary coins: the 500th anniversary of the birth of Anna Jagiellon the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus and the 160th anniversary of the January Uprising The 340th anniversary of the Battle of Vienna is commemorated by a coin in the shape of a rounded rectangle Prominent among the numismatic items purchased by the National Museum in Szczecin are two local substitute coins from 1921 Although most of the substitute money was minted in iron and zinc Porcelain coins with the symbols of Goleniów and Bolesławiec were produced by the Meissen manufactory With financial support for international co-education classes with partner universities abroad who are involved in teaching Polish as a foreign language at the University of Szczecin to our university for two weeks from October 25 In collaboration with the Polish language faculty at TUFS the invited teachers participated as lecturers in classes offered in Polish and also provided study support to TUFS students as needed The main purpose of this program was to allow faculty members from partner institutions abroad to apply their experience in teaching to students whose native language is Japanese to their future teaching in Poland and to improve their knowledge of lesson design by learning about the University's curriculum and teaching methods the exchange of information on Polish teaching methods and curriculum will enable our faculty members to make use of this information in their future teaching at the University The students were also able to receive direct instruction from the invited professors for two weeks and were able to increase their motivation to learn Polish and to study abroad in Poland The diversity of the students' learning environment and new encounters with faculty members from partner institutions abroad provided a definite stimulus in fostering a multicultural awareness By promoting international co-curricular education classes that are beneficial to both sides we can expect to further strengthen ties with our overseas partner institutions and achieve significant educational benefits for the future SearchMega MenuHomepageNewsMen's TeamNewsA Windswept FriendlyUnion Lose 3-1 to Pogon SzczecinThe men's team of 1 FC Union Berlin lost to Pogon Szczecin in their friendly on Thursday afternoon After Tim Skarke's cool finish gave Union the lead the guests from Poland equalised before half-time before scoring two more goals in the second half to sel the win After Tim Skarke's cool finish gave Union the lead Union's head coach Bo Svensson had to do without those players who are active for their national teams during the international break Aljoscha Kemlein (Germany U20's) and Tom Rothe (Germany U21's) The injured Josip Juranović and Yannic Stein were also missing Skarke takes the lead – Pogon's dream goal draws level On a blustery day on the farthest flung training pitch at the Alte Försterei FC Union Berlin and Pogon Szczecin started with a bang as Pogon's centre back Dimitros Keramitsis rose high and saw the ball crash off the back post from a corner after only six minutes continued attacking and Alexander Schwolow was only able to clear a cross from the right side after an almisghty scarmble in the box Szczecin continued to put Union under pressure with their high pressing but in the 22nd minute Union broke free of their shackles Kevin Vogt hit a long ball to Jordan Siebatcheu allowing Yorbe Vertessen to use his speed to get through Vertessen unselfishly crossed and Tim Skarke kept his cool to slide the ball home for the 1-0 lead Half an hour had been played when Pogon outwitted the Berlin defence with a long ball to Kamil Grosicki the former Poland international was denied by Schwolow Grosicki broke away from his marker and shot powerfully from 25 yards into the top left-hand corner to make it 1-1 The teams went in at half-time with the scores level Many changes – Szczecin turn the game around Szczecin took advantage of their first opportunity to turn the game around A neat piece of play ended up with centre-forward Efthymios Koulouris on the edge of the box who sent two Union players sprawling with a body feint before hitting t the back of the net with a low shot inside the back post to give the guests the lead after 55 minutes apart from Yorbe vertessen's free kick that dropped an inch over the bar the second half largely took place in midfield with the sides largely cancelling each other out The flow of the game was hardly helped by the many substitutions from either side a long ball resulted in the third goal for the guests Substitute Antoni Klukowski burst between the centre-backs and goalkeeper rounded the latter and slid the ball into the empty net with eight minutes to play.Despite Union's rally