STETTIN', an ancient t. of Prussia, capital of the province of Pomerania (Pommern), and, after Danzie, the most important sea-port in the kingdom, is situated on the left bank of the Oder, where it flows into the Stettiner-Haff, 83 m. n.e. of Berlin, with which it is connected by railroad. The entire population of this town in '75 was 80,972. Across the river, which is from here 12 to 16 ft. deep, lies the subtirb of Lastadie, connected with Stettin proper by means of two bridges. Outside the fortifications lie the suburbs of Upper and Lower Wieck and Tornei. The site of the town is hilly, and in conse quence the streets are uneven, but the houses are good and the environs very pleasant. The principal buildings are the castle or fortress, the government house, the "county buildings" with a valuable library, the exchange, and theater. The chief manufactures are silks, leather, sail-cloth, cottons, etc. There is also a large anchor foundry, where all time anchors for Prussian ships are forged. Ship-building and the manufacture of machinery give employment to great numbers; and the commerce of the city is extensive and increasing. Stettin is the port whence the products of Silesia. both natural and
artificial, are mainly shipped to other countries. Corn, wood, and brandy are the prin cipal articles of export. The value of the annual imports into Stettin is about.£10,000; of the exports, about half that amount. In the course of a year about 1700 ships enter the port from foreign countries, of near 200,000 tons burden. Stettin was formerly a fortress of the first rank. The is formed by an expansion of the river Oder, n. of the town of Stettin, and is nearly quite shut in from the Baltic, having communication with the sea only by three narrow straits, the most important of which is the Swine. See SWINEMUNDE. It has an area of 200 sq.m., and a depth of from 12 to 18 feet.
Stettin, the ancient Sedinum, later Stettinum, is of Slavic origin, became a flourish ing commercial town in the middle ages, joined the Hansa, and was repeatedly the residence of the dukes of Pomerania.