Kamieński Lagoon
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Kamieński Lagoon is a lagoon on the
Oder River The Oder ( , ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows thr ...
in north-western Poland. It is part of the
Dziwna The Dziwna () is a channel of the Oder River in northwestern Poland, one of three straits connecting the Oder Lagoon with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea. It separates the island of Wolin from the rest of the Polish mainland. The other tw ...
. Both the lagoon and the
Dziwna The Dziwna () is a channel of the Oder River in northwestern Poland, one of three straits connecting the Oder Lagoon with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea. It separates the island of Wolin from the rest of the Polish mainland. The other tw ...
are part of Poland's internal waters. Several settlements lie on the shores of the lagoon, notably (in order of population) Kamień Pomorski, Dziwnów,
Międzywodzie Międzywodzie (german: Heidebrink) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziwnów, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Dziwnów, north-west of Kamień Pomorsk ...
, Wrzosowo and Dziwnówek. There are also three small villages on
Chrząszczewska Island Chrząszczewska Island is an island in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, with an area of . It is located in Kamieński Lagoon, in Kamień County, linked with the mainland by bridge around the town of Kamień Pomorski. The islan ...
: Chrząszczewo,
Chrząszczewko Chrząszczewko is a hamlet on Chrząszczewska Island on Kamieński Lagoon, in north-west Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodesh ...
and
Buniewice Buniewice (german: Bünnewitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień Pomorski, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Kamień Pomorski and north of the ...
. Until 1945, the lagoon was referred to by its German name of ''Camminer Bodden''. In 1949, it officially became called ''Kamieński Zalew'', and in 1991 the words in its name were reversed, its new name being ''Zalew Kamieński''.


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File:Wolin-Topomap.png, alt= A map of the Kamieński Lagoon and its surroundings., A map of the Kamieński Lagoon and its surroundings. File:Poland - Royal Stone by Chrzaszczewska Island.jpg, alt=A view of the lagoon from Chrząszczewska Island, A view of the lagoon from
Chrząszczewska Island Chrząszczewska Island is an island in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, with an area of . It is located in Kamieński Lagoon, in Kamień County, linked with the mainland by bridge around the town of Kamień Pomorski. The islan ...
. File:Molo Kamień Pomorski.jpg, alt=The pier in Kamień Pomorski, which hangs over the lagoon, The pier in Kamień Pomorski, which hangs over the lagoon. File:Międzywodzie 8 Sierpień 2009 061.JPG, Boats moored on the lagoon at
Międzywodzie Międzywodzie (german: Heidebrink) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziwnów, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Dziwnów, north-west of Kamień Pomorsk ...
.
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