Szczecin (Stettin) as your new home: districts everyday life, offices

The core is formed by the old town (Stare Miasto) on the West Oder and the late-19th-century new town with its perimeter blocks – together a densely built-up inner-city area about three kilometres across. Here you live close to the Chrobry Embankment, the Philharmonic and the main station. To the west lie Turzyn and Pogodno, the former Braunsfelde villa colony, with the Arkona Forest Park to the north; to the south lies Pomorzany with the Wzgórze Hetmańskie prefab housing estate.

On the right bank, in the Prawobrzeże borough, lie Dąbie and Podjuchy on the edge of the Beech Forest (Puszcza Bukowa), with Lake Dąbie (Jezioro Dąbie) to the north. You will also find larger prefab housing estates in Niebuszewo and on the western edge of Pogodno. Which location suits you depends above all on whether short distances to the centre or greenery matter more to you.

Szczecin is a university city with five state universities: the University of Szczecin, the West Pomeranian University of Technology, the Pomeranian Medical University, the Maritime University (Politechnika Morska, Akademia Morska until 2022) and the Academy of Art. Economically, the city is shaped by the seaport – together with Świnoujście the second-largest in Poland – shipyards such as Gryfia and Pomerania, and a growing services and IT sector.

We do not give rent figures here because they vary greatly by district, year of construction and fittings; current offers can be found on the Polish property portals. In everyday life you reach Berlin via the A11 and by train via Angermünde, while the A6 and the S3 and S6 expressways lead into the surrounding region. For excursions, the Arkona Forest Park, the Beech Forest and the Szczecin Lagoon are close by.

Whether a 1-room flat from €349 or a 4-room flat from €1,329 – our prices are based on the actual effort. 2-room flats from €579 and 3-room flats from €894 are also fairly calculated. For houses and villas there is an individual quote, and we charge long-distance moves from €4.15/km. Arrange your free survey today.

• Quantity and volume of furniture
• Distance – price from €4.15/km
• Number of floors
• Available lift
• Required parking restriction zone

Additional options: furniture assembly, part load.

Moving professionals for every situation

Whether private, business or a one-off job – we are here for you.

We are based in Berlin and drive moves to Szczecin as well as back to Germany – around 152 kilometres, usually in one day. Our page Long-distance moves describes how we plan long routes; further destinations we drive to regularly can be found in the overview of service areas.

In Szczecin (Stettin), the Zarząd Dróg i Transportu Miejskiego (ZDiTM) manages the city's roads. This is where it is clarified whether the removal van may simply stop in front of the destination building or whether a permit to occupy road space ("zajęcie pasa drogowego") is needed. On the ZDiTM pages this permit is described for works, installations, advertising and building projects. The authority does not list a separate application specifically for removal vans there. Whether your case falls under it, for example if the carriageway or pavement is occupied beyond simple loading and unloading, you should therefore ask the ZDiTM directly.

This is what the ZDiTM states on deadlines, costs and the point of contact:

• Applications are accepted by the Biuro Obsługi Interesantów (customer service office), ul. Sebastiana Klonowica 5, 71-241 Szczecin.
• The application should be submitted at least one month in advance.
• The fee is based on council resolution No. XLVI/1268/23 of 24 January 2023 and is calculated from the area, the daily rate and the number of days.
• According to the ZDiTM, anyone occupying road space without the required permit pays ten times the fee due.

So plan the enquiry early, ideally right after agreeing the date. How we organise the route and process for moves to Poland can be read in the guide Long-distance move to Poland. How a parking restriction is applied for in Germany is explained in the guide Applying for a parking restriction zone.

After moving in, registering your residence (meldunek) is next in Szczecin. According to the information page gov.pl, EU and EFTA citizens must register at the municipal office (urząd gminy) of their place of residence no later than the 30th day after moving in. For citizens of other states a much shorter deadline of four days applies. According to gov.pl, registration itself is free of charge, while a certificate of temporary residence costs 17 złoty.

You should bring the registration form, a valid ID card or passport and proof of your right to the flat, such as the tenancy agreement. If you rent, the owner must confirm on the form that you live there.

On the route from Berlin to Szczecin, two points are relevant for a removal vehicle:

• For heavy vehicles, Poland's electronic toll system e-TOLL applies on the toll sections managed by the road authority GDDKiA. Before the journey we check, based on the information on etoll.gov.pl, whether and how the vehicle has to be registered.
• For customs, zoll.de describes the removal goods procedure for moves from non-EU countries. According to German customs, private individuals may bring goods from an EU country duty-free.

An overview of all the steps can be found in the moving checklist for Poland. Our International move service shows how we plan the route.