Webcam Szczecin. Embankment
The Polish city of Szczecin is not too well known among tourists, but if you cross it off the list of cities that would be interesting to visit, there is a lot to lose. This port city surprises with its heterogeneous architecture inherited from different eras.
The German-era modern mansions echo past splendor, and many of them were built to the designs of Baron Haussmann - the same one who designed the boulevards of Paris. The authorities seem to have abandoned the idea of redevelopment, preferring instead to fill the gaps in the city center with glass and steel shopping centers, and sacrificing entire streets in the name of retail.
Many of the main thoroughfares have been improved, but even in the heart of the city you can find abandoned buildings and overgrown areas.
The first mention of Szczecin dates back to the first century AD, when a tribe of Rugians settled here. After their departure, the Pomeranians took their place and built a serious defensive fortress. It was then that Szczecin began to develop as a port city, under its old name of Stetin. The trade flourished here, merchants from different countries brought their goods, and buyers from all around the area came to the markets.
The further history of Szczecin is connected with its transformation from one state to another - for a long time it was German, as well as Danish, Swedish and Prussian, and briefly French. Szczecin did not come under Polish rule until after World War II. The Soviet government installed a new government and helped rebuild the city after the bombings. Today, Szczecin is the seventh largest city in Poland with a population of 500,000 people.
