Swinemünde area

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The Swinemünde area is a coastal region on the Baltic Sea near the modern town of Świnoujście, historically significant as a German naval and port zone during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
historical region
borderRegion German-Polish border area
climate temperate maritime climate
coastType dunes
sandy beaches
connectedBy Baltic Sea shipping routes
connectedTo Stettin port region NERFINISHED
other German Baltic ports
countryDuringWorldWarII Germany NERFINISHED
currentCountry Poland NERFINISHED
currentMainTown Świnoujście NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity fishing
maritime trade
ship repair
tourism
hasFeature coastal fortifications
harbor
naval installations
shipyards
hasHistoricalRole naval zone
port zone
historicalLanguage German
historicalMainTown Swinemünde NERFINISHED
historicalUse convoy assembly point
naval training
locatedAt mouth of the Oder River
locatedIn Pomerania NERFINISHED
locatedNear Swinemünde NERFINISHED
Świnoujście NERFINISHED
locatedOn Baltic Sea
nearIsland Usedom NERFINISHED
Wolin NERFINISHED
partOf German Baltic coast NERFINISHED
Oder River estuary region
postWarChange transferred from Germany to Poland after World War II
postWarStatus integrated into Polish Western Pomerania
significantPeriod World War II NERFINISHED
strategicImportance access to Baltic Sea shipping lanes
naval base facilities
port infrastructure
usedFor merchant shipping
military logistics
naval operations
wasAdministeredBy Province of Pomerania NERFINISHED
Prussia NERFINISHED
wasTargetOf Allied air raids during World War II

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Lützow sunkAt Swinemünde area