Today’s post is a delicate matter. Undoubtedly Szczecin is today a Polish city and this is not going to change. But somehow Szczeciners should be proud about the German city heritage. As I usually mention, I love to go for a walk with my family around the city. I like looking around and feel the city and its inhabitants. Yesterday I was practicing this hobby and I saw this old German shop information painted on a wall. More than 60 years after the end of WWII still you can find ruins of what once was Stettin. sixty years seems to be a lot, but I guess is not enough regarding such a horrifying histories. Just checking the comments to this old szczecin video you can see that still are many wounds to heal. But now Poland is the EU as well as Germany. There are many economic links between both countries and even more in border cities like Szczecin, and shouldn’t be any mistrust. As well as Spaniards are proud about Muslim art and heritage, Szczeciners should be proud about German heritage. I know is hard for many people, but I think it Worth’s it.
June 19, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I am interested in your blog. My great grandmother came from Stettin. She was the May Queen (maigrufe?) 15 June 1884 and I think her name was Elizabeth Dittbender. She married my great grandfather Carl Vogt Peters soon thereafter and they traveled to England, Canada and then the United States where he died in 1900. She lived the rest of her life in the United States. I would love to know more about her life in Stettin.
June 21, 2008 at 7:10 am
Hey Jane, tanks for your opinion, I hope you can use this blog to know more about szczecin. I am a foreigner living in this city, but I can say that is a wonderful place.