Stettin (Marina Goclaw)

Description

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

A 10m wide lighted access road connects the harbor with the Oder River. Immediately on the south side of the harbour basin is a multi-storey, red-brick hotel.

Berths

Guests are welcome to berth alongside the pier or on stern buoys at 3 - 3.5m water depth. For larger yachts there is mooring at the paved outer pier. The berths at Teliga Yacht Yard, 0.4sm south of the marina, are a good place for boat repairs.

Surroundings

Sanitary facilities, supermarket and a restaurant are available at the harbour. The gated complex is well maintained. Szczecin city centre can be reached by tram.

NV Land Guide

"Poland's gateway to the world" is what Szczecin is called because of the outstanding importance of its port for passenger and freight traffic. The atmosphere in the city is also cosmopolitan, although it was rebuilt more along the lines of expediency than beauty after the severe destruction of the Second World War. Although much of the harbour promenade has been preserved in its former glory and the old Chobry ramparts between the harbour and the city have been turned into beautiful green spaces, the huge elevated road complex that runs across the estuary arms of the Oder River ruins this positive impression at the city harbour. The modern building of the harbour administration also does not fit into the predominantly historical harbour image. Unfortunately, Fort Leopold, which was still standing on the ramparts in the 18th century, was demolished and a large classicist building was erected in its place at the beginning of the 20th century. These impressive buildings stretch along the harbour for half a kilometre. In the middle of the building's silhouette, corridors lead to a stone sculpture depicting the battle of Hercules with the centaur. Passing by two small towers, the pompous stairs of the hook terrace lead to the official buildings from the turn of the 19th/20th century, which today serve as the Sea Academy. The National Museum is also located here.

Around 500 m north of the buildings, some of which are lit up at night, the city's largest park, Zeromskiego Park, invites you to take a stroll.

Small shopping arcades, cosy basement shops, theatres and cafés partly offset the sober impression of the centre west of the harbour. In addition, Szczecin has a number of sights to offer, first and foremost the mighty castle with an excellent view of the city from its tower. Kürschnergasse/Kusnierska leads up to the complex, once a Gothic castle built by Barnim III to protect an earlier Slavic settlement.

In the crypt rest the bones of the Pomeranian dukes. They expanded the castle into a magnificent seat of government.

Msciwoja Street near the Most-Dlugi Bridge runs parallel to the embankment road and leads to the old town hall, whose rooms house the town museum. It is also not far to the Peter and Paul Church. Here, Malopolska Street brings you to your destination after a few hundred metres. Also worth seeing is the baroque Triumphal Gate "Brama Portowa", the former Berlin Gate from 1725 in the east of Victory Square. Town houses of the 17th and 18th centuries line the "Plac Orla Bialego". The later Tsarina Catherine II lived in one of these buildings around 1740.

It was not until the 12th century that the Slavic fishing settlement began to flourish after being missionized by Otto of Bamberg. In 1243 Szczecin received city rights and became a member of the Hanseatic League. Today, the city has over 400,000 inhabitants, most of whom come from the former Russian eastern territories of Poland.

The wooded surroundings of Szczecin are extremely attractive. Numerous tributaries of the Oder meander through the beech forests and the moor and meadow landscapes. On the vineyard near Gocław, the highest elevation in the area, is the "Bismarck Tower", completed in 1921 in honor of Otto von Bismarck.

Marina Information

Contact

Surroundings

Electricity

Water

Toilet

Shower

Crane

Internet

Grocery

Ramp

Public Transport

Garbage