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Szczecin

American  
[shche-cheen] / ˈʃtʃɛ tʃin /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Poland: formerly in Germany.


Szczecin British  
/ ˈʃtʃɛtsin /

noun

  1. German name: Stettin.  a port in NW Poland, on the River Oder: the busiest Polish port and leading coal exporter; shipbuilding. Pop: 435 000 (2005 est)

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The Danish wind turbine maker last year unveiled plans to build a new blade factory in Szczecin, near the Baltic Sea coast, to support Europe’s build-out of offshore wind parks.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

Marta Gluchowska, a nurse at the Szczecin Society for the Care of Animals, says people are offering Gacek inappropriate food.

From Reuters Mar. 10, 2023

As the workers near Szczecin drag large dead carp and catfish from the river, a pump works away in a desperate attempt to get oxygen into the water.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2022

Authorities in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania warned people not to fish or use water from the Szczecin lagoon as the river’s contaminated water was expected to reach the estuary area Saturday evening.

From Seattle Times Aug. 13, 2022

Monika Niklas, a 42-year-old mother of two from Szczecin, first attended Mass with Father Kancelarczyk not long after she had learned that her unborn baby had Down syndrome.

From New York Times Jul. 30, 2022

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