Few cities in the world have been attacked and invaded like Stettin and yet the folk calm and hospital to foreigners. Gateway to Poland and the Baltic Coast.
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Stettin, or Szczecin to the locals, has also been ruled by Slavs, Germans (3x), Danes, Swedes, Prussians, even the French (Napoleon) and, quasi, the Soviets. The polish people have now won it back for good, proud of their city and wonderful surroundings.
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- the River Odra(Oder) and its boats and harbour - the well flowered parks
- the russian flea market, everything legal or elegal at dump prices! Beware though, the german border has a new campaign against pirated (falsed) design clothing and media.
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The cemetry and war memorial is so huge that it well symbolises the amount of suffering the people have gone through.
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Panorama over Stettin from Church Tower
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A wonderfull viewing platform over the city is the tower of the Pommeran Church (Pomorskich).
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One sees very few tourists and therefore few hotels. Hostels and guest houses provide extra income for some families and are more common. Tourist places are more common on the coast, about 80km away. A huge new Maddison Hotel therefore welcomes many.
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Only 80km down river are the picturesque "amber" (berndstein)beaches and the river delta at Swinemunde (Swinoujscie). The area is infamous for german rocket tests during WW2.
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Published on Friday September 10th, 2004
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Wed, Dec 15 2004 - 03:25 PM
 by maehof
hi Rudi , i thought only wojtekd can write about Poland so well, thank you , its very nice of you , its good report ,real historical facts, practical tips. very good .martin
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