Port of Szczecin
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The Port of Szczecin AUD (in Polish generally Port Szczecin) is a Polish
seaport and deep water harbour in Szczecin
, Poland
located at Oder River and the Regalica river in Lower Oder River Valley, off the Szczecin Lagoon. The port has Port Free Zone and shipyard
.
In 2006, cargo traffic in the seaport was equaled 9,965,000 tons, and it comprised 16.5% of all cargo traffic in Polish seaports.
In 2007, to the port entered 2895 ships of gross tonnage
more than 100.
The Port of Szczecin and the Port of Świnoujście
are managed by one authority. Both ports creates one of the largest port complexes at the Baltic Sea.
was entitled to lease in Stettin (now Szczecin) its own harbour bassin, then called Tschechoslowakische Zone im Hafen Stettin. The contract of lease between Czechoslovakia and Germany
, and supervised by the United Kingdom
, was signed on February 16, 1929 and would end in 2028, however, after 1945 Czechoslovakia did not regain this legal position, de facto abolished in 1938/1939. Different to Hamburg
, there a similar regulation is still valid for the Moldauhafen
bassin until 2028.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
seaport and deep water harbour in Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
located at Oder River and the Regalica river in Lower Oder River Valley, off the Szczecin Lagoon. The port has Port Free Zone and shipyard
Shipyard
Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial...
.
In 2006, cargo traffic in the seaport was equaled 9,965,000 tons, and it comprised 16.5% of all cargo traffic in Polish seaports.
In 2007, to the port entered 2895 ships of gross tonnage
Gross tonnage
Gross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage...
more than 100.
The Port of Szczecin and the Port of Świnoujście
Port of Świnoujście
The Port of Świnoujście is a Polish seaport in Świnoujście, Poland at the Baltic Sea located at the Świna strait, on Wolin and Usedom islands...
are managed by one authority. Both ports creates one of the largest port complexes at the Baltic Sea.
History
By the Treaty of Versailles the navigation on the Oder became subject to international agreements, and following its articles 363 and 364 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
was entitled to lease in Stettin (now Szczecin) its own harbour bassin, then called Tschechoslowakische Zone im Hafen Stettin. The contract of lease between Czechoslovakia and Germany
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
, and supervised by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, was signed on February 16, 1929 and would end in 2028, however, after 1945 Czechoslovakia did not regain this legal position, de facto abolished in 1938/1939. Different to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, there a similar regulation is still valid for the Moldauhafen
Moldauhafen
Moldauhafen is a lot in the port of Hamburg, Germany, which has been leased since 1929 pursuant to the Treaty of Versailles to Czechoslovakia. In 1993, the Czech Republic succeeded to the rights of Czechoslovakia, and the lease is set to run until 2028.The lot of about is not an exclave, since it...
bassin until 2028.
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