What to See in Police - Top Sights and Attractions

The Port of Police is a Polish seaport and deep water harbour in Police, Poland located on the west bank of the Oder River, off the Szczecin Lagoon. It is the fourth-busiest port in the country.

In 2006, the cargo traffic in the seaport reached 2,445,500 tons, and it comprised 4.05% of all such traffic in Polish seaports. In 2006, to the port passed 286 ships with a gross tonnage of over 100.

In January 2019 Port of Police and PKP have signed an agreement to create a direct railway link with the port to improve the delivery of the cargo. A direct track with accompanying infrastructure will be constructed from Police railway station to the seaport itself.

The Port of Police has access to the Baltic Sea through the Szczecin Lagoon, Świna strait.^[1]

Synthetic gasoline factory in Police - one of 12 factories erected by IG Farben Industrie producing liquid fuel from coal. The gasoline was produced according to the Bergius process developed in the 1920s. The fuel was produced, among others, for the needs of the German army, since Germany did not have access to oil deposits. In 1943, the plant produced 15% of Germany's synthetic fuel. Petrol of the best quality was supplied to Luftwaffe airfields, very high quality diesel oil was intended for U-Boats, worse - for Kriegsmarine surface ships, and the full range of petrol, oils and lubricants - for tanks and Wehrmacht vehicles. By-products such as tars, soot, and wastes were destined for the pharmaceutical industry.

During World War II, on the basis of a resolution passed by the German government on 15 October 1939, Police was incorporated into the Greater Szczecin City.

Remains of the factory are located in the western part of Police, near the Police Chemical Plant north of Nowe Miasto (Osiedle Gryfitów, Tanowska Street, Spółdzielcza Street, Licealna Street) and northwest of Stare Miasto (Jasienicka Street, Starzyńskiego Street).