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A brief history of the city
Szczecin is the capital of Pomorze Zachodnie (Western Pomerania), a region with a stormy history due to its position at the crossroads of different cultures, political persuasions and economic interests
The city was founded sometime in the 8th or 9th century, as a Slavic tribal fortification. Over the following centuries, it came under the influence and control of many different nations.
In the first half of the 12th century, the city was Christianised through Bishop Otton of Bamberg. At the end of the century, Szczecin came under Danish influence.
Prince Barnim of Magdeburg granted the town its civic rights in 1243. At the end of the 15th century, Prince Bogusław X unified Western Pomerania, and with his marriage to Anna Jagiellonka, the city came under Polish influence. In the mid-17th century, the Swedes gained dominance, followed by the Prussians in 1720. Even the Napoleonic armies were stationed in the city at one point.
It was only at the end of the Second World War that Szczecin returned to Polish rule. Unfortunately, 65-90% of the city had been destroyed in Allied aerial bombardments, in particular the shipbuilding and the port areas. The rebuilding of the city was undertaken in the main by Poles who had been displaced with the changing of the Eastern border, along with refugees from the Poznañ and Warsaw areas. Over the years, the city and the Western Pomeranian voivodship, of which Szczecin is the capital, have become increasingly important, with the Shipyards reaching a high quality of production and the ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście undergoing constant expansion.
December 1970 saw strikes at the Szczecin Shipyard (known at that time as the Waryñski Shipyard), in protest at the Communist regime. The protests soon spread to other factories, followed by mass demonstrations which were eventually broken up by the security forces and the army, with the loss of dozens of lives and over one thousand injured.
It was almost ten years later, in August 1980, that Szczecin saw the first agreements between striking workers and the government, which led to the formation of the Solidarity movement.
Although present-day Szczecin is very different from the city we can see on pre-war postcards, it has retained its unique character and is one of the most attractive cities in Poland.
The city was founded sometime in the 8th or 9th century, as a Slavic tribal fortification. Over the following centuries, it came under the influence and control of many different nations.
In the first half of the 12th century, the city was Christianised through Bishop Otton of Bamberg. At the end of the century, Szczecin came under Danish influence.
Prince Barnim of Magdeburg granted the town its civic rights in 1243. At the end of the 15th century, Prince Bogusław X unified Western Pomerania, and with his marriage to Anna Jagiellonka, the city came under Polish influence. In the mid-17th century, the Swedes gained dominance, followed by the Prussians in 1720. Even the Napoleonic armies were stationed in the city at one point.
It was only at the end of the Second World War that Szczecin returned to Polish rule. Unfortunately, 65-90% of the city had been destroyed in Allied aerial bombardments, in particular the shipbuilding and the port areas. The rebuilding of the city was undertaken in the main by Poles who had been displaced with the changing of the Eastern border, along with refugees from the Poznañ and Warsaw areas. Over the years, the city and the Western Pomeranian voivodship, of which Szczecin is the capital, have become increasingly important, with the Shipyards reaching a high quality of production and the ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście undergoing constant expansion.
December 1970 saw strikes at the Szczecin Shipyard (known at that time as the Waryñski Shipyard), in protest at the Communist regime. The protests soon spread to other factories, followed by mass demonstrations which were eventually broken up by the security forces and the army, with the loss of dozens of lives and over one thousand injured.
It was almost ten years later, in August 1980, that Szczecin saw the first agreements between striking workers and the government, which led to the formation of the Solidarity movement.
Although present-day Szczecin is very different from the city we can see on pre-war postcards, it has retained its unique character and is one of the most attractive cities in Poland.
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