lang="EN-US">Since 1999, Świnoujście has been a city
with the administrative rights of a county, within West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It was previously part of
Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city lies in the geographic region of
Pomerania and had a population of 41,516 in 2012. Świnoujście is one of the
most important areas of the Szczecin metropolitan region
