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Old towns & squares
Szczecin
Rynek Sienny – the Hay Market (roughly "RIH-nek SHYEN-nih") – is the oldest market square in Szczecin and the heart of its rebuilt Old Town. The square is dominated by the brick Gothic Old Town Hall with its lacy, stepped gable, and surrou…
Landmarks
Szczecin
The Harbour Gate (Brama Portowa) is a Baroque fortress gate that now stands alone in the middle of one of Szczecin's busiest squares. The city's official tourism portal calls it the most impressive Baroque fortress gate in West Pomerania.…
Cities & towns
Szczecin
Before 1945 it was the main riverside street of the Old Town, where cargo was unloaded from ships. Today Piastowski Boulevard (Bulwar Piastowski), also known as the Sailors' Avenue (Aleja Żeglarzy), is the lower level of Szczecin's Oder wa…
Historic sites
Szczecin
Szczecin Central Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Poland and the third largest in Europe, after those in Hamburg and Manchester. Its more than 172 hectares (425 acres) form a vast landscaped park with tree-lined avenues, fountains, stre…
Gardens
Szczecin
Jasne Błonia (roughly "YAS-neh BWOH-nya", meaning "Bright Meadows") and Kasprowicz Park form Szczecin's best-loved green space: a broad lawn lined with rows of plane trees that flows into a large park around Lake Rusałka. Jasne Błonia is h…
Lakes
Szczecin
Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe, roughly "YEZH-oh-roh shmah-RAHG-doh-veh") is a flooded former chalk quarry hidden in the beech woods of the Bukowa Forest, on the eastern edge of Szczecin. It is famous for its green, emerald-tinted water…
Viewpoints
Szczecin
Wały Chrobrego (say "VAH-wee khro-BREH-go"), also called Chrobry Embankment or by its old German name, the Haken Terrace, is Szczecin's grandest viewpoint and the city's signature sight. Stately early-20th-century buildings line a terrace…