Polish scientific societies in many disciplines, including Polish Philosophical Society, Polish Historical Society, Polish Philological Society, Polish Mathematical Society, Polish Economic Society, Polish Geographical Society, Polish Copernicus Society of Naturalists, Polish Phytopathological Society, Polish Parasitological Society and many medical societies local branches of students' societies, e.g., AIESEC, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) and Polish Association of Dental Students Famous people Over the long course of its history Szczecin has been a place of birth and of residence for many famous individuals, including Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, composer Carl Loewe, writer Alfred Döblin, actress Dita Parlo, mathematician Hermann Günther Grassmann, Roman Catholic priest Carl Lampert, poet Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Helena Majdaniec - "the queen of Polish Twist", and singer Violetta Villas. Twin towns – sister cities Szczecin is twinned with: Bari, Italy Bremerhaven, Germany Dnipro, Ukraine Esbjerg, Denmark Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (Berlin), Germany Greifswald, Germany Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom Klaipėda, Lithuania Malmö, Sweden Rostock, Germany St. Louis, United States Gallery See also Towns near Szczecin: Stargard, Police, Gryfino, Goleniów, Pyrzyce, Cedynia, Chojna, Mieszkowice, Moryń, Trzcińsko-Zdrój, Nowe Warpno, Penkun (Germany), Pasewalk (Germany), Eggesin (Germany), Gartz (Germany) Villages near Szczecin: Kolbacz, Przęsocin, Kołbaskowo Szczecin Lagoon Międzyodrze-Wyspa Pucka Wkrzanska Forest Central Cemetery in Szczecin Ostrów Grabowski, an Oder river island in Szczecin Bystry Rów, a stream in Niebuszewo Notes References Bibliography Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Vol. I, A-O. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999, (pl) Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Vol. II, P-Ż. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2000, (pl) Jan M. Piskorski, Bogdan Wachowiak, Edward Włodarczyk, A short history of Szczecin, Poznań 2002, (pl) Petre, F. Loraine. Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia 1806. London: Lionel Leventhal Ltd., 1993 (1907). Jan Musekamp: Zwischen Stettin und SzczecinMetamorphosen einer Stadt von 1945 bis 2001 (Between Stettin and Szczecina town's metamorphoses from 1945 to 2005). Wiesbaden 2010 (restricted online preview), there is also a Polish edition Między Stettinem a Szczecinem. Metamorfoza miasta od 1945 do 2005. Martin Wehrmann: Geschichte der Stadt Stettin. Stettin 1911 (reprinted in 1993 by Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, ). W. H. Meyer: Stettin in alter und neuer Zeit (Stettin in ancient and modern times). Stettin, 1887. Gustav Kratz: Die Städte der Provinz PommernAbriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden (The towns of the Province of PomeraniaSketch of their history, mostly according to historical records). Berlin 1865 (reprinted in 2010 by Kessinger Publishing, U.S.A., ), pp.376–412 ( online) Fr. Thiede: Chronik der Stadt StettinBearbeitet nach Urkunden und bewährtesten historischen