Westpomeranian Region
- Localization in the Northern and Western part of Poland, at the border with Germany, on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Szczecin Metropolitan Area (600 ths of dwellers) – an important economic, industrial, scientific and cultural centre. - Main branches of industry: electrical and machines, chemical, wood, food and beverages, electronical and harbour ones.
- Access to the qualified staff – 90 ths of students in 21 schools of tertiary education and 20 ths of graduates a year.
- Communication advantages – A6 highway linking Szczecin to Berlin and further with the whole European network of highways, the International Airport in Goleniow, group of full-sea harbours Szczecin-Police-Swinoujście and Kolobrzeg, S3 express road from Swinoujście (ferry connections to Sweden and Denmark) via Szczecin in the direction of the Czech Republic (currently in construction);
- Tourist attractions – long sandy coast of the Baltic Sea, thousands of lakes in the Zachodniopomorskie Lakes, big number of forests, National Parks: Wolinski and Drawienski, Landscape Parks: Szczecinski, Cedynski, Lower Odra, Drawski, Inski, Warta mouth, spa resorts: Kamien Pomorski, Swinoujście, Polczyn-Zdroj, Kolobrzeg; Szczecin Lake as the place for doing water sports.
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