Landsat satellite photo showing Świna and the
Piast canal to the west of it
Świna and the Baltic Sea
The 'Świna' (;
Pomeranian: ''Swina'') is a
river in
Poland flowing from the
Oder Lagoon to the
Baltic Sea, between the islands of
Usedom and
Wolin. It is a part of the
Oder River estuary, and carries about 75% of that river's waterflow (of the remainder,
Peenestrom carries 15% and
Dziwna 10%). It has a length of about 16 km.
Świnoujście is a major town on the river.
The
German Empire dammed and deepened the river from 1874-1880 to create the ''Kaiserfahrt'' (
Piast canal). It connected the northern part of the Świna directly with the
Oder Lagoon and the
Pomeranian harbor of
Stettin (Szczecin). The river thus gained importance as a direct waterway to the industrial city. The territory along the river's path was transferred from Germany to Poland following World War II.
See also
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Dziwna
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Peene
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