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Lake Dąbie: Poland's fourth-largest lake by area and the Szczecin marinas Morze i wybrzeże
Lake Dąbie: Poland's fourth-largest lake by area and the Szczecin marinas
According to Wikipedia, Dąbie covers 54.08 km² and is the fourth-largest lake in Poland by area, lying entirely within the borders of Szczecin. Seagoing ships sail across the lake, and on its shore stand marinas, moorings and the beach in Lubczyna.
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Dziwnów: the mouth of the Dziwna, the drawbridge and the coastal rescue station from 1886 Morze i wybrzeże
Dziwnów: the mouth of the Dziwna, the drawbridge and the coastal rescue station from 1886
The Dziwna links the Szczecin Lagoon with the Baltic and divides Dziwnów into an island part and a spit part. We write about the mouth, the port, successive bridges and the rescuers' station from 1886 according to Wikipedia, with its discrepancies in dates and figures.
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Lake Jamno: the Jamieński Nurt, the Storm Gates and the Unbuilt Port in Mielno Morze i wybrzeże
Lake Jamno: the Jamieński Nurt, the Storm Gates and the Unbuilt Port in Mielno
Jamno is a coastal lake cut off from the Baltic by a spit, connected to the sea by the Jamieński Nurt canal protected by storm gates. Its own Jamno culture developed on its shore, and in Mielno in the 1970s the building of a large port was considered.
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The first bathing seasons: Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje and Dziwnów in the 19th century Morze i wybrzeże
The first bathing seasons: Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje and Dziwnów in the 19th century
Kołobrzeg has the first sea bathing establishment, from 1803, Świnoujście opened its season in 1824, Międzyzdroje had separate bathing houses for ladies and gentlemen, and in Dziwnów one of the largest hotels on the Baltic was built. How the fashion for the sea began.
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The cliffs of Wolin and Dziwnówek: moraine, abrasion and a shore that keeps retreating Morze i wybrzeże
The cliffs of Wolin and Dziwnówek: moraine, abrasion and a shore that keeps retreating
The cliffs of Wolin are a wall of moraine from the last glaciation, still undercut by the Baltic. We explain what a living and a dead cliff is, how fast the shore retreats and where on the coast the effects of abrasion can be seen.
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Jarosławiec: two towers, one never lit, and the AGA lamp of 1975 Morze i wybrzeże
Jarosławiec: two towers, one never lit, and the AGA lamp of 1975
The first lighthouse in Jarosławiec was built in 1832 and never shone, because it was too low. The second, from 1838, still operates today, and since 1975 its light has been provided by an AGA PRB-21 rotating lamp.
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Kikut: how a viewing tower on the high shore of Wolin became an unmanned lighthouse Morze i wybrzeże
Kikut: how a viewing tower on the high shore of Wolin became an unmanned lighthouse
The Kikut Lighthouse in Wolin National Park was created in 1962 from a 19th-century viewing tower: the stone tower was raised with bricks and a lantern was added. It is the only lighthouse in Poland without permanent staff.
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The lighthouse in Świnoujście: from a wooden tower with mirrors to a body cracked in 1945 Morze i wybrzeże
The lighthouse in Świnoujście: from a wooden tower with mirrors to a body cracked in 1945
A bonfire in Chorzelin, a wooden lighthouse with mirrors from 1805, a steel one from 1828 and a brick tower from 1857. The history of the tallest lighthouse on the Polish coast, its round casing of 1903 and the cracks left by bombs in March 1945.
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Darłówko and Kołobrzeg: lighthouses from pilot stations to the present day Morze i wybrzeże
Darłówko and Kołobrzeg: lighthouses from pilot stations to the present day
The Darłowo lighthouse grew out of a place where lights for sailors had stood for years, while the Kołobrzeg one has its roots in a pilot station of 1899. One stands by the harbour channel and is sometimes flooded by storms, the other has stood since 1945 on the platform of a former fort.
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The lighthouses of the West Pomeranian coast in order, from Świnoujście to Jarosławiec Morze i wybrzeże
The lighthouses of the West Pomeranian coast in order, from Świnoujście to Jarosławiec
Seven lighthouses stand on the West Pomeranian coast, from the brick tower in Świnoujście to the lighthouse in Jarosławiec. For each, the text gives the year it entered service, its height and the range of its light, as well as discrepancies between sources.
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The storm of 1913 and the piers: what the sea took from the seaside resorts Morze i wybrzeże
The storm of 1913 and the piers: what the sea took from the seaside resorts
On New Year's Eve 1913 a storm destroyed in Dziwnów one of the largest spa houses on the Baltic, and in Międzyzdroje a large part of the pier. What exactly the sea took, and how the sources diverge on dates.
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West Oder, East Oder and Regalica: Międzyodrze, Weirs and Drawbridges Morze i wybrzeże
West Oder, East Oder and Regalica: Międzyodrze, Weirs and Drawbridges
Near Widuchowa the Oder splits into two arms, and each has its own history and different names along its course. The weir of 1914, the East Oder cut and the Szczecin bridges over the West Oder and the Regalica show how people have arranged this water.
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