Åšwina

The Swine (Polish Świna [ ɕfi ː na ] ) is an inlet of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Usedom ( pl.: Uznam ) and Wollin ( pl.: Wolin ) establishes a connection between the Szczecin Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. It is located in Poland and is next to the river Peene and the Dziwna (German: Dievenow ) one of three such sea channels. At its exit to the Baltic Sea lies the port of Świnoujście ( Swinoujscie ). The Swine has in principle a seaward directed flow, as the water of the Oder mainly takes this route from Szczecin Lagoon to the Baltic Sea. In case of persistent northerly winds, the flow can, however, also reverse and push water through the Baltic Sea to the Swine Lagoon. (: Declining Delta also ) become the Lagoon towards Because the invading from the Baltic Sea water is highly sediment- charged, a very rare back Delta.

History

From 1729 to 1745 the Swine deepened, to make it passable for merchant ships to and from Stettin. The aim of the Prussian administration was to set up an alternative route to the Swedish -controlled Peenestrom. For the measure associated with large costs more financial support to sailors and merchants were given. These were accompanied by the obligation to use the Swine for transit. Nevertheless, most Pomeranian ships retained their traditional route through the river Peene. They preferred despite the fees payable to the Swedish customs duties to be able to make additional business in Wolgast. The management of Swedish Pomerania, however, had their subjects prohibited Swinedurchfahrt. Only after the development of the Swinemünder port 1746 there was a revival of the timber trade on the Swine.

Early 1880s the Swine for sea was deepened again and by the Mellinfahrt (now Kanał Mieliński ) straightened. By completed in 1880 Kaiserfahrt, today Kanał Piastowski was the south-east of Usedom with the places Karsibór (German Kaseburg ) Woitzig and Lohberg to its own island. Today, the island Karsibór is connected in place of the previous one-lane bridge with a modern bridge over the Old Swine with Wolin.

Importance for traffic

Already in 1230, Duke Barnim I of Pomerania set up a ferry crossing over the Swine. The villages of East and Westswine was transferred against payment of a lease, the right and the duty to operate the ferry. In 1874, steamboats were used for ferry traffic. Since 1900, there was also a ferry for the railway line Wollin - Ostswine. The connection between the island of Usedom and Wolin Island is now ensured by two Fährübergänge. The outgoing from the port on the west bank of the Swine line to the district Warszów ( Ostswine ) is preferably used by car and is officially reserved for the inhabitants of today situated on both sides of the Swine Świnoujście. The second line, which runs just north of the confluence with the Emperor ride, features larger ferries and is used more for freight and foreign cars.