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Świnoujście

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Swinoujscie (Polish: Świnoujście, German: Swinemünde) is a county-status town in Pomerania, north-western Poland on the islands Uznam (Usedom) and Wolin (Wollin), West Pomeraniam Voivodship, with 45,000 inhabitants.

Swinoujscie is divided by Swina, a waterway connection between Szczecin (Stettin) and the Baltic Sea. The town has been a seaside resort since the beginning of the 19th century. On March 12, 1945, Swinoujscie suffered heavy destructions by US bombing. 23,000 people died, mainly refugees from East Prussia.

Population


1950: ? inhabitants
1960: 17,000 inbabitants
1970: 28,100 inbabitants
1975: 42,400 inbabitants
1980: 47,100 inbabitants
1990: ? inbabitants
2000: ? inbabitants

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