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Szczecin and Swinoujscie
Seaports Authority
Bytomska 7
70-603 Szczecin
tel. (+48 91) 430-82-20
fax. (+48 91) 462-34-12
info@port.szczecin.pl
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Szczecin and Swinoujscie are the farthest Polish cities to the west. Their location is an important factor determining directions and possibilities of development of both ports as well as of the entire sea region.
Position of Szczecin: Latitude 53°25' N Longitude 14°32' E (click here)
Position of Swinoujscie: Latitude 53°55' N Longitude 14°15' E (click here)  The port in Swinoujscie is situated directly on the sea, whereas the port in Szczecin is 65 km inland. Passage through the seaway from Swinoujscie to Szczecin takes 4 hours. They are the closest seaports for the areas of western and south-western Poland, which contain the most important industrial areas of the country, such as Upper Silesia, the region of Wroclaw and Poznan. The proximity of eastern Germany is also significant, especially the region of Berlin, situated only 140 km from Szczecin, Brandenburg and Saxony. Besides, for many years now, both ports have been the most important sea ports for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Access to the European system of inland navigation through the Oder-Havel Canal is one of the main assets of the ports in Szczecin and Swinoujscie, in consideration of service of the area of eastern Germany.  Both ports are conveniently connected to the highway to Berlin, and further with western Europe. There are also a key element of the North-South corridor. On maps of the continent it is marked, among other things, with Route E65, railway lines E59 and EC 59 and also water system of the Oder River, connected with the entire system of Western Europe. Route E 65 running at present from Copenhagen through Ystad, Swinoujscie, Szczecin, Jelenia Gora, Prague, Brno, Zagreb, Skopje, Tripoli and further to Crete should be accepted by the European Union system of transportation infrastructure. |