Swinoujscie (PL)
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Świnoujście (German: Swinemünde; search name: Swinemunde) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Usedom and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by the Piast Canal (formerly the Kaiserfahrt) dug in the late 19th century to facilitate ship access to Szczecin (Stettin). Świnoujście directly borders the German seaside resort of Ahlbeck on Usedom, both are freely connected by a street and by 12 km of beach promenade. Historically in the Prussian Pomerania province.
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SWINEMÜNDE used code 1473 in Kreis Usedom.