Swinoujscie (Swinemünde) is a town in
Poland on the islands
Uznam (Usedom) and
Wolin (Wollin),
Zachodniopomorskie voivodship, with 45,000 inhabitants. Swinoujscie is divided by
Swina[?], a waterway connection between
Szczecin (Stettin) and the
Baltic Sea. The town has been a seaside resort since the beginning of the
19th century. On
March 12,
1945, Swinoujscie suffered heavy destructions by US bombing. 23,000 people died, mainly refugees from
East Prussia.