Szczecin metropolitan area

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Szczecin metropolitan area
Aglomeracja szczecińska
Urban area
Szczecin - panoramio (3).jpg
Skyline of Szczecin
Aglomeracja szczecinska.JPG
Map of the Szczecin agglomeration (range of the agglomeration according to Swianiewicz)
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Largest city Szczecin
Area
  Metro
2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi)
Population
   Metro
750,000
  Metro density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
GDP
  Metro€12.101 billion (2020)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
Map of the Szczecin region, not including administrative districts TSOM.JPG
Map of the Szczecin region, not including administrative districts

Szczecin agglomeration or Stettin agglomeration is the urban agglomeration of the city of Szczecin and surrounding towns [3] in the Polish-German border area.

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The Larger Urban Zone defined by Eurostat includes 777,806 people living on 5249 km2 in the area (2012). [4] It includes the cities and towns of Stargard, Świnoujście, Police, Schwedt, Goleniów, Gryfino, Prenzlau, Pasewalk, Ueckermünde, Eggesin, Gartz, Stepnica, Penkun, Brüssow and Nowe Warpno. There are a group of villages situated between Szczecin and towns of the agglomeration. The villages of Mierzyn, Löcknitz, Przecław, Dobra, Trzebież and Kobylanka are parts of the urban system.

Since 2012, the agglomeration is actively developed as the core of a wider European metropolitan area, likely including the German districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Vorpommern-Greifswald, Uckermark and the West Pomeranian districts neighbouring Szczecin in Poland. [5]

Subcenters

Wały Chrobrego (Hakenterrasse)
Szczecin (Stettin)
Port of Szczecin
Szczecin
Port of Police
Police
Szczecin International Airport
Goleniów
PolandSzczecinPanorama.JPG Mk Stettin Hafen2.jpg 0905 Port Police ZPL 7.JPG Lotnisko Szczecin-Goleniow.jpg
The Old Town of
Stargard
The former Red City Hall of Szczecin
Szczecin
City Gate in Pasewalk
Pasewalk, Germany
Seaside resort and port on Usedom Island
Świnoujście (Swinemünde)
Stargard Szczecinski, kolegiata.jpg PolandSzczecinRedCityHall.JPG MuhlentorPasewalk.JPG Swinoujscie 30.jpg

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References

  1. "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
  2. "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions". ec.europa.eu.
  3. "MDRL.ro - stiri, vedete, economie, cultura, sanatate, politica" (PDF).
  4. Urban Audit database Archived 2011-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Cooperation without borders, info PDF (DE/PL)