Szczecin and Stettin are the Polish and German equivalents of the same name, which is of Proto-Slavicorigin, though the exact etymology is the subject of ongoing research. In Etymological dictionary of geographical names of

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Middle Ages
The recorded history of Szczecin began in the eighth century, as Vikings and West Slavs settled Pomerania. The West Slavs, or Lechites, erected a new stronghold on the site of the modern castle. Since the 9th century, the stronghold

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Climate
Szczecin has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) with some humid continental (Dfb) characteristics in normal not updated, typical of

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Since the 12th-century Christianization of the city, the majority of the population were Catholics, then since the Renaissance era, up to the

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• National Museum in Szczecin (Polish Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie) is the largest cultural institution in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

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There are a few theatres and cinemas in Szczecin:
• The Castle Cinema (Polish Kino Zamek)
• Pionier 1909 Cinema (Polish Kino Pionier 1909)
• Kana Theatre (Polish Teatr Kana)

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Recently, the city has favoured the centre right Civic Platform. Nearly two-thirds (64.54%) of votes cast in the second round of the 2010 presidential election went to the Civic Platform's Bronisław Komorowski, and in the following year's Polish parliamentary electionthe

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