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island formed by the Parnitz and the Dunzig, which here diverge from the Oder to the Dammsche-See. Until 1874 Stettin was closely girdled by very extensive and strong fortifications, which prevented the expansion of the town, but the steady growth of its See also:

commerce and manufactures encouraged the See also:

FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of numerous See also:

INDUSTRIAL

industrial suburbs beyond the ' The tabula Iliaca, a See also:

STUCCO (Ital. stucco, adapted from O.H.G. stucchi, crust, piece, patch, Ger. Stuck, piece, allied to stock)

stucco bas-See also:

RELIEF

relief found in the ruins of an .See also:

ancient See also:

temple on the site of the ancient See also:

BOVILLAE

Bovillae and so called because it represents the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief events of the Trojan See also:

War, is a sort of commentary upon this (see 0. See also:

Jahn and A. See also:

MICHAELIS, JOHANN DAVID (1717-1791)

Michaelis, Griechische Bilderchroniken, 1873; and M. F. Paulcke, De tabula iliaca quaestiones Stesichoreae, 1897, an exhaustive See also:

TREATISE

treatise). See also:

LINE

line of See also:

defence and these now combine with Stettin to See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form one industrial and commercial centre. Since the removal of the fortifications their site has been built upon.

Apart from its commerce Stettin is comparatively an uninteresting See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, although its See also:

APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance, owing to its numerous promenades and open spaces, is very pleasant. Among its nine Evangelical churches that of St See also:

Peter, founded in 1124 and restored in 1816–1817, has the distinction of being the See also:

OLDEST

oldest See also:

Christian See also:

church in Pomerania. Both this and the church of St See also:

James, dating from the 14th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, are remarkable for their See also:

SIZE

size. Three of the Evangelical churches are See also:

FINE

fine new buildings, and there are also churches belonging to the See also:

ROMAN

Roman Catholics and other religious bodies. The old See also:

PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace, now used as public offices, is a large but unattractive edifice, scarcely justifying the boast of an old writer that it did not yield in magnificence even to the palaces of See also:

Italy. Among the See also:

MODERN

modern buildings are the See also:

THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre, the See also:

barracks, the See also:

BOURSE (from the Med. Lat. bursa, a purse)

bourse, a large See also:

HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, the new town-See also:

hall, superseding a See also:

BUILDING

building of the 13th century, and the new See also:

government buildings. Statues of See also:

Frederick the See also:

GREAT

Great, of Frederick See also:

William III. and of the See also:

EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor William I. adorn two of the fine squares, the Konigsplatz and the Kaiser Wilhelmsplatz. Other squares are the Paradeplatz, and the Rathausplatz with a beautiful See also:

FOUNTAIN (Late Lat. fontana, from ions, a spring)

fountain. Two gateways, the Konigstor and the Berliner Tor, remains of the old fortifications, are still See also:

STANDING

standing. As a prosperous commerical town Stettin has numerous scientific, educational and benevolent institutions. Stettin, regarded as the See also:

PORT

port of Berlin, is one of the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

SHIP

ship-building centres of Germany and a place of much commercial and industrial activity. The foremost place in its chief See also:

INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry, ship-building, is taken by the See also:

VULCAN (Volcanos)

Vulcan yard, situated in the suburb of See also:

Bredow, which builds warships for the See also:

German See also:

NAVY

navy.

The business was begun in 1851 and now employs about 8000 hands, the See also:

WORKS

works extending over 70 acres and the covered workshops over 650,000 sq. ft. In 1897 a floating See also:

DOCK

dock was fitted up capable of holding vessels of 12,000 tons. Locomotives, boilers and machinery of all kinds are made in other great establishments. Other See also:

INDUSTRIES

industries are the manufacture of clothing, See also:

CEMENT (from Lat. caementum, rough pieces of stone, a shortened form of caedimentum, from caedere, to cut)

cement, bricks, motor-cars, See also:

SOAP

soap, See also:

paper, See also:

BEER

beer, See also:

SUGAR

sugar, See also:

SPIRITS

spirits and cycles. Most of the See also:

mills and factories are situated in the suburbs, Grabow, Bredow and others. The See also:

sea-See also:

BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne commerce of Stettin is of scarcely less importance than her industry and a larger number of vessels enter and clear here than at any other German port, except See also:

HAMBURG

Hamburg and See also:

BREMER, FREDRIKA (r8or–1865)

Bremer-haven. See also:

SWINEMUNDE

Swinemunde serves as its See also:

OUTER

outer port. Its principal exports are See also:

GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, See also:

wood, chemicals, spirits, sugar, See also:

HERRINGS, BATTLE OF THE

herrings and See also:

COAL

coal, and its imports are See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron goods, chemicals, grain, See also:

PETROLEUM (Lat. Petra, rock, and oleuin, oil)

petroleum and coal. A great impulse to its See also:

trade was given in 1898 by the opening of a See also:

FREE

free See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour adjoining the suburb of Lastadie on the See also:

east bank of the Oder; this embraces a See also:

TOTAL

total See also:

AREA

area of 150 acres and quays with a length of 14,270 ft. It has two basins, with the necessary See also:

ACCOMPANIMENT (i.e. that which " accompanies ")

accompaniment of See also:

CRANES (so called from the resemblance to the long neck of the bird, cf. Gr. 'y pavor, Fr. grue)

cranes, storehouses, &c., and the deepening of the Oder from Stettin to the Haff to 24 ft. was practically completed by 1903. With the view of still further increasing the commercial importance of Stettin, it is proposed to construct a ship See also:

canal giving the town See also:

DIRECT

direct communication with Berlin. A feature in the See also:

MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

mercantile See also:

LIFE

life of Stettin is the large number of See also:

INSURANCE

insurance companies which have their headquarters in the town.

The See also:

FOREST

forest and river scenery of the neighbourhood of Stettin is picturesque, but the See also:

low level and swampy nature of the See also:

SOIL

soil render the See also:

CLIMATE

climate See also:

BLEAK, or BLICK (Alburnus lucidus)

bleak and unhealthy. Stettin is said to have existed as a Wendish See also:

settlement in the 9th century, but its first See also:

AUTHENTIC (from Gr. aOO 'rns, one who does a thing himself)

authentic appearance in See also:

HISTORY

history was in the 12th century, when it was known as Stedyn. From the beginning of the 12th century to 1637 it was the See also:

RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of the See also:

dukes of Pomerania, one of whom, See also:

DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

Duke See also:

BARNIM

Barnim I., gave it municipal rights in 1243. Already a leading centre of trade it entered the Hanseatic See also:

LEAGUE

League in 1360. The Pomeranian See also:

DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty became See also:

EXTINCT

extinct in 1637, when the See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country was suffering from the ravages of the See also:

THIRTY

Thirty Years' War, and by the settlement of 1648 Stettin, the fortifications of which had been improved by Gustavus See also:

ADOLPHUS, JOHN LEYCESTER (1795-1862)

Adolphus, was ceded to See also:

Sweden. In1678 it was taken from Sweden by Frederick William, elector of See also:

BRANDENBURG

Brandenburg, but it was restored in 1679, only, however, to be ceded to See also:

Prussia in 1720 by the See also:

peace of See also:

STOCKHOLM

Stockholm. It was fortified more strongly by Frederick the Great, but in 1806 it yielded to See also:

France without any resistance and was held by the See also:

French until 1813. Stettin was the birthplace of the empress See also:

Catherine II. of See also:

Russia. See See also:

BERGHAUS, HEINRICH (1797-1884)

Berghaus, Geschichte der Stadt Stettin (Wiirzen, 1875–1876); W. H. See also:

Meyer, Stettin in alter and newer Zeit (Stettin, 1887) ; T. See also:

Schmidt, Zur Geschichte See also:

des Handels and der Schiffahrt Stettins 1786–1846 (Stettin, 1875) ; and C.

F. Meyer, Stettin zur Schwedenzeit (Stettin, 1886).

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