Theatre Square (Szczecin)

The University of Szczecin (Polish: Uniwersytet Szczeciński) is a public university in Szczecin, western Poland. It is the biggest university in West Pomerania, with 33,267 students and a staff of nearly 1,200. It consists of 9 faculties: Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Faculty of Economics and Management Faculty of Management and Economics of Services Faculty of Theology Faculty of Geosciences Faculty of PhilologySince 1998, the University has been taking part in the Erasmus student exchange programme.

The King Matt the First Monument is a monument in Szczecin, Poland, placed in front of the 54th Primary School, at 9 Rayskiego Street. It is dedicated to writer Janusz Korczak and consists of a statue depicting the titular character from his 1923 children's novel King Matt the First. It was designed by Mieczysław Welter and unveiled on 1 June 1961 at Bałuki Street. The monument was temporary removed in 2012 and unveiled at its current location on 21 March 2013.

The Grunwald Square (Polish: Plac Grunwaldzki) is a circular urban square in Szczecin, Poland, within the Centre neighbourhood in the Downtown district. It forms a roundabout at the intersection of Pope John Paul II Avenue, Piłsudski Street, Rayski Street, and Śląska Street. The Grunwald Square is surrounded by historic tenement houses dating to the end of the 19th century, mostly built in the eclectic style, as well as modernist apartment buildings constructed in 1965. It was developed the 1880s.

Pomeranian Griffin (Polish: Gryf Pomorski), also known as the statue of Griffin (Polish: Pomnik Gryfa), is an artificial stone sculpture in Szczecin, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Downtown-North within the Downtown district. It is placed in front of the Szczecin City Hall, on Pope John Paul II Avenue, near the intersection with Wacław Feldczak Street. The statue depicts a griffin, a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs. It is the symbol of the city and the region of Western Pomerania, being present in their coat of arms. The sculpture was designed by Leonia Chmielnik, and sculptured by her together with Anna Paszkiewicz-Sawicka. It was unveiled on 26 April 1972, on the 27th anniversary of Szczecin being captured by the Red Army of the Soviet Union during the Second World War.

In the Capitulation of Stettin on 29–30 October 1806, Lieutenant General Friedrich Gisbert Wilhelm von Romberg surrendered the garrison and fortress to a much smaller French light cavalry brigade led by General of Brigade Antoine Lasalle. This event was one of a number of surrenders by demoralized Prussian soldiers to equal or inferior French forces after their disastrous defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt on 14 October. Stettin, now Szczecin, Poland, is a port city on the Oder River near the Baltic Sea, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Berlin. After Jena-Auerstedt, the broken Prussian armies crossed the Elbe River and fled to the northeast in an attempt to reach the east bank of the Oder. Following a two-week chase, Marshal Joachim Murat intercepted over 10,000 Prussians at the Battle of Prenzlau and bluffed them into surrendering on 28 October. The following day, Lasalle's and another French light cavalry brigade induced 4,200 more Prussians to lay down their weapons in the Capitulation of Pasewalk. On the afternoon of the 29th, Lasalle appeared before the fortress of Stettin and demanded its surrender. A completely unnerved Romberg, believing he was confronted by 30,000 Frenchmen, entered into negotiations with Lasalle and surrendered Stettin that night. Estimates of the numbers vary between 500 French hussars of the 5th and 7th French Hussars and 5,000 to 6,000 Prussians within the garrison. Within a week, the fortress of Küstrin capitulated and three isolated Prussian columns were hunted down and captured at Boldekow, Anklam, and Wolgast. This left only one Prussian corps at large between the Elbe and Oder, plus garrisons at Magdeburg and in the former Electorate of Hanover.

Szczecin (UK: SHCHETCH-in, US: -⁠een, Polish: [ˈʂt͡ʂɛt͡ɕin] (listen); German: Stettin [ʃtɛˈtiːn] (listen); Swedish: Stettin [stɛˈtiːn]; Latin: Sedinum or Stetinum) is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport and Poland's seventh-largest city. As of December 2021, the population was 395,513.Szczecin is located on the river Oder, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern branches of the river. Szczecin is adjacent to the town of Police and is the urban centre of the Szczecin agglomeration, an extended metropolitan area that includes communities in the German states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Szczecin is the administrative and industrial centre of West Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the site of the University of Szczecin, Pomeranian Medical University, Maritime University, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin Art Academy, and the see of the Szczecin-Kamień Catholic Archdiocese. The city's historical landmarks include the Szczecin Cathedral, the Pomeranian Dukes' Castle and the National Museum. From 1999 onwards, Szczecin has served as the site of the headquarters of NATO's Multinational Corps Northeast. The city was a candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2016.

The siege of Stettin (Swedish: belägringen av Stettin; German: belagerung von Stettin; Polish: oblężenie Szczecina) occurred from July to 26 December 1677 during the Scanian War. It began when an allied army of Danes, Brandenburgian, and Lüneburgian, led by Frederick William of Brandenburg, consisting of 20,000–22,000 men, approached Stettin in July. The city's garrison, commanded by Jacob Johan von Wulffen, was some 2,000–3,000 men strong, reinforced by the burghers in the city. In August, Frederick William began heavy bombardments of the city, trying in vain to break its spirits. After this failed, he besieged the city. On 10 December, the allies created a large opening in the city wall and began preparing for an assault. However, before the assault was finalized, the garrison capitulated in exchange for free departure.

The siege of Stettin (Swedish: belägringen av Stettin; German: belagerung von Stettin) occurred from 19 September to 5 November during the Second Northern War. In the middle of September, an Austrian/Imperial army of 5,000 men under the command of Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches crossed the Oder and Reglitz rivers to besiege the city as part of an Allied offensive into Swedish Pomerania. In support of these, Brandenburgian reinforcements in the form of three infantry and two cavalry regiments, in total 1,500–2,000 men under the command of Friedrich zu Dohna. Additionally, a Polish force was also present during the siege. The Allied forces quickly besieged the city, being forced to do so after their request for its capitulation was refused. On 7 October, they captured a redoubt on the nearby Oberwiek mountain, and by the middle of the month they were only some 30 or 80 paces from the Passauer bastion and the curtain going to the Holy Spirit bastion. On 20 October, after the Allies had received heavier siege artillery, they created 13 new batteries and began a new bombardment of the city after yet another request to surrender was rejected. The city burghers soon became discouraged, requesting reinforcements from Carl Gustaf Wrangel. These were granted, and on 1 November, the Swedes sortied with a force of 870–970 men. The Swedes caught the Austrians by surprise, killing and capturing hundreds along with disabling a few cannons. They also destroyed a majority of the Brandenburgian artillery. On 5 November, Wrangel departed from the city, and the Allies soon did the same, abandoning their positions. The Austrians and Brandenburgians withdrew to Greifenhagen and Löcknitz respectively, and later withdrew completely from Pomerania, securing Sweden's dominion over it.

Monument of Sailor is a monument in Szczecin, Poland at the Grunwald Square at the John Paul II Avenue. It was designed by Ryszard Chachulski and completed on 19 June 1980.

The Szczecin tram system is a 12-line, standard gauge tramway system in Szczecin, Poland, that has been in operation since 1879 (when the town was Stettin, Prussia). The tramway operates on 65 kilometers (40 mi) of route. There are two depots and twelve balloon loops (including five street ones). Daytime lines (night lines were abolished in 1996) are operated by the company Tramwaje Szczecińskie (Szczecin Tramways), on behalf of the ZDiTM (Zarząd Dróg i Transportu Miejskiego; Road and Public Transport Administration). There is also a tourist line operated by the Szczecin's Association of the Enthusiasts of Public Transport.

The Revival Square (Polish: Plac Odrodzenia) is an urban square and a roundabout in Szczecin, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Centrum, within the district of Śródmieście, at the intersection of Mazurska Street, Monte Cassino Street, and Piłsudskiego Street. It was designed in 1882.

Śródmieście-Północ (Downtown-North) is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Szczecin, Poland, in Śródmieście (Centre) District. As of January 2011 it had a population of 12,507.