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Explore Świnoujście in Poland

Świnoujście in the region of West Pomeranian Voivodeship with its 40,919 inhabitants is a town in Poland - some 304 mi or ( 489 km ) West of Warsaw , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Świnoujście is now 11:37 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Warsaw " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Rønne, Copenhagen, Malmö, Gothenburg, and Zirchow. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rønne . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Świnoujście ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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MSC Lirica Świnoujście

3:38 min by eswinoujscie
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MSC Lirica Świnoujście ..

UNITY LINE & POLFERRIES Ferries

3:20 min by Turismo224
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On wideo: UNITY LINE Ships: - MF Polonia - MF Skania POLFERRIES Ship: - MF Wawel EUROAFRICA SHIPPING LINES Ships: - MF Galileusz - MF Jan Śniadecki - MF Kopernik Other Ships: - Bielik II - Bielik III ..


Poland 1992: Świnoujście

5:14 min by Rudolf Graspointner
Views: 4088 Rating: 5.00

German "Swinemünde", only 50km from Pennemunde, were Werner von Braun and the Nazis developed and testet rockets. The city on the Island Usedom (Uznam) and harbour are today on the Polish side of the ..

Ostseebad Ahlbeck Usedom Strand

1:08 min by poztupimi
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Strandimpression aus dem Ostseebad Ahlbeck (Insel Usedom) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Świnoujście

Świnoujście is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Usedom and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by a Piast canal (formerly the Kaiserfahrt) dug in the late 19th century to facilitate ship access to Szczecin (Stettin).

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Located at 53.92 14.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, City counties of Poland, Port cities and towns in Poland, Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea, Spa towns in Poland, Świnoujście

Port of Gdańsk

The Port of Gdańsk is a seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk (Danzig), extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła (Dead Vistula), Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports on the Baltic Sea. The Port of Gdańsk is divided into two parts, the Inner and Exterior Port.

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Located at 53.90 14.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Gdansk, Geography of Pomeranian Voivodeship, Ports and harbours of Poland

Port of Świnoujście

The Port of Świnoujście (in Polish generally Port Świnoujście) is a Polish seaport in Świnoujście, Poland at the Baltic Sea located at the Świna strait, on Wolin and Usedom islands. The port has passenger terminal. In 2006, cargo traffic in the seaport was equaled 9,241,500 tons, and it comprised 15.3% of all cargo traffic in Polish seaports. In 2007, to the port entered 4619 ships of gross tonnage more than 100. The Port of Świnoujście and the Port of Szczecin are managed by one authority.

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Located at 53.90 14.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Ports and harbours of Poland, Świnoujście

Oder–Neisse line

The Oder–Neisse line (Polish: granica na Odrze i Nysie Łużyckiej, German: Oder-Neiße-Grenze) is the border between Germany and Poland which was drawn in the aftermath of World War II. The line is formed primarily by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and meets the Baltic Sea west of the seaport cities of Szczecin and Świnoujście (Swinemünde).

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Located at 53.93 14.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Aftermath of World War II, Geography of Germany, Germany–Poland border, History of Germany, History of Poland (1945–1989), Partition (politics)

German submarine U-803

Career 100x35px<tr valign="top"><td>Name:</td><td> U-803</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Ordered:</td><td> 7 December 1940</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Builder:</td><td> Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Laid down:</td><td> January 1942</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Launched:</td><td> 1 April 1943</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Commissioned:</td><td> 7 September 1943</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Fate:</td><td> Sunk by a mine, 27 April 1944</td></tr> German submarine U-803 was a German Type IXC/40 U-boat built during World War II at Bremerhaven.

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Located at 53.92 14.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1943 ships, German Type IX submarines, Ships built in Bremen (state), U-boats commissioned in 1943, U-boats sunk by aircraft, U-boats sunk by mines, U-boats sunk in 1944, World War II submarines of Germany

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